Thomas B. Wells (born Ohio, 1945) is a judge of the United States Tax Court. Image File history File links Tax_court. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... The United States Tax Court is a special court created by the U.S. Congress to adjudicate disputes over tax assessments. ...

B.S., Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1967; J.D., Emory University Law School, Atlanta, GA, 1973; LL.M., Taxation, New York University Law School, New York, 1978. Supply Corps Officer, U.S. Naval Reserve, active duty 1967-1970, Morocco and Vietnam, received Joint Service Commendation Medal. Admitted to practice law in Georgia; member of law firm of Graham and Wells, P.C.; County Attorney for Toombs County, GA; City Attorney, Vidalia, GA, until 1977; member of law firm of Hurt, Richardson, Garner, Todd and Cadenhead, Atlanta, until 1981; law firm of Shearer and Wells, P.C., until 1986; member of American Bar Association, Section of Taxation; State Bar of Georgia, member of Board of Governors; Board of Editors, Georgia State Bar Journal; member Atlanta Bar Association; Editor of the Atlanta Lawyer; active in various tax organizations, such as Atlanta Tax Forum, presently, Honorary Member; Director, Atlanta Estate Planning Council; Director, North Atlanta Tax Council; American College of Tax Counsel, Honorary Fellow; Emory Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2001; Life Member, National Eagle Scout Association, Eagle Scout, 1960. Member, Metropolitan Club; Chevy Chase Club, Vidalia Kiwanis Club, President, recipient Distinguished President Award. Appointed by President Reagan as Judge, United States Tax Court, on October 13, 1986, for a term ending October 12, 2001. Reappointed by President Bush on October 10, 2001, for a term ending October 9, 2016. Served as Chief Judge from September 24, 1997 to November 6, 1997, and from June 1, 2000 to May 31, 2004.

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