Full Name Michael B. Thornton
Date of Birth February 9, 1954
Place of Birth Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Year Appointed 1998
Degree/College Southern Mississippi University, B.S. in Accounting, summa cum laude, 1976
Degree/Law School Duke University school of Law, J.D. with distinction, 1982
Degree/Graduate Other Southern Mississippi University, M.S. in Accounting, 1977; University of Tennessee, M.A. in English Literature, 1979
Private Practice Sutherland, Asbill and Brennan, Washington, D.C., 1982-83; Miller and Chevalier, Washington, D.C., 1985-88
Government Service Tax Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means, United States House of Representatives, 1988-95; Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel, Department of the Treasury, 1995-98
Professional Associations District of Columbia Bar Association
Source Tax Court Reporter (CCH); Almanac of Federal Judiciary, U.S. Tax Court Profiles, 2000.