Full Name    Joseph H. Gale

Date of Birth    August 26, 1953

Place of Birth    Smithfield, Virginia

State from which Appointed    Virginia

Year Appointed    1996

Degree/College    A.B., Princeton University, 1976

Degree/Law School    J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1980

Private Practice    Associate Attorney, Dewey Ballantine, 1980-83; Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, 1983-85

Government Service    Tax Legislative Counsel for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), 1985-1988; Administrative Assistant and Tax Legislative Counsel, 1989; Chief Counsel, 1990-93, Chief Tax Counsel, Senate Finance Committee, January 1995 - July 1995; Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Finance Committee, July 1995 - January 1996

Professional Associations    Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar; Member, American Bar Association, Section of Taxation

Source    Tax Court Reporter (CCH), Almanac of Federal Judiciary, U.S. Tax Court Profiles, 2000.