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Duke University; University of Miami School of Law.
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Tamara Wenda Ashford
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Ashford received an Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University, a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School and an Master of Laws degree from University of Miami School of Law. She began her legal career as a law clerk to Judge John C. Martin of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. From 1997 to 2001, she served as an attorney with the Appellate Section of the Tax Division at the United States Department of Justice.
From 2004 to 2007, she served as Assistant to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Since 2011, she has served as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Appellate and Review in the Tax Division at the United States Department of Justice. On September 18, 2013, President Obama nominated Ashford to be a Judge of the for a term of fifteen years, to the seat vacated by Judge Mary Ann Cohen, who took senior status on October 1, 2012.
On January 15, 2014, Ashford testified before the Senate Finance Committee "that through her past experiences she has "amassed the temperament and skills to be an independent arbiter," and that if confirmed, she would resolve tax controversies "fairly, impartially and expeditiously."" On February 4, 2014, the Senate Finance Committee "approved the nominations of Tamara West. Ashford and L. Paige Marvel to serve as United States. Tax Court judges."
On November 20, 2014 the United States Senate confirmed her by voice vote. She assumed office on December 19, 2014.
Membership
From 2008 to 2011, she served as a member of the Tax Controversy and Litigation Group at the law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf Limited Liability Partnership in Washington District of Columbia
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