Travis A. Greaves

Travis Austin Greaves (born May 13, 1983) is an American lawyer who is a Judge of the United States Tax Court.

Travis A. Greaves
Judge of the United States Tax Court
Assumed office
March 9, 2020
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byJuan F. Vasquez
Personal details
Born
Travis Austin Greaves[1]

(1983-05-13) May 13, 1983
Texas, U.S.[2]
EducationUniversity of Tennessee (BA)
South Texas College of Law (JD)
Georgetown University Law Center (LLM)

Education

Greaves received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee, his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the South Texas College of Law, and a Master of Laws in taxation, with distinction, from the Georgetown University Law Center.[3]

Greaves was previously a partner at Greaves & Wu, LLP, in Washington, D.C. He also served as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center and as an attorney advisor at the U.S. Tax Court. Prior to his judicial appointment, he served as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Appellate and Review in the U.S. Department of Justice's Tax Division.[3]

Tax Court service

On August 28, 2018, President Trump nominated Greaves to serve as a Judge of the United States Tax Court. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Juan F. Vasquez, who assumed senior status on June 24, 2018.[4] On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[5]

On February 6, 2019, his re-nomination was sent to the Senate.[6] His nomination was unanimously reported favorably by the Senate Finance Committee, and on February 25, 2020, the Senate moved to invoke cloture on his nomination by an 91–5.[7] On February 27, 2020, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a vote of 85–3.[8] He was sworn in on March 9, 2020 for a term ending March 8, 2035.[9]

References
  1. "Travis Austin Greaves Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
  2. "Judge Greaves". www.ustaxcourt.gov.
  3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventeenth Wave of Judicial Nominees". White House. August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Roberson, Andrew; Spencer, Kevin (August 29, 2018). "President Trump to Nominate Greaves to Tax Court; Senate Confirms Copeland and Urda". National Law Review. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  5. "PN2467 – Nomination of Travis Greaves for United States Tax Court, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  6. "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, February 6, 2019
  7. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress – 2nd Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  8. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress – 2nd Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  9. "Judge Greaves". www.ustaxcourt.gov. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Juan F. Vasquez		 Judge of the United States Tax Court
2020–present		 Incumbent
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