
The 2025 Fogel Lecture Featuring the Hon. Tamara Ashford, Judge, United States Tax Court
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
12:00-1:00PM
Klein Hall Room 2B
About the event
The 2025 Fogel Lecture will be delivered by the Hon. Tamara Ashford of the US Tax Court. Judge Ashford will discuss her career path and her experiences as both a federal tax prosecutor and member of the Court.
About the Speaker

The Honarble Tamara Ashford
Judge, United States Tax Court
Judge Tamara Ashford has had an exceptional and varied career in tax, including public service and private practice. Prior to joining the Tax Court, Judge Ashford practiced law as a trial attorney in the Appellate Division of the Tax Division of the Department of Justice, where she went on to hold several senior and leadership positions, culminating in Acting Assistant Attorney General. She also practiced law at Miller & Chevallier and Dewey and LeBoef, and served in various positions at the IRS, including Assistant to the Commissioner. She was named a 2012 Person of the Year by Tax Analysts and appointed by President Obama as Judge of the United States Tax Court, where she was sworn in on December 19, 2014 for a term ending December 18, 2029.