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Thomas B. Wells
Thomas Buell Wells (born July 2, 1945) is an American lawyer who served as a judge of the United States Tax Court. Life and career Wells was born in Akron, Ohio, and received a Bachelor of Science from Miami University of Ohio in 1967. He was a Supply Corps Officer on active duty in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1967–1970, stationed in Morocco and Vietnam, and received a Joint Service Commendation Medal. After leaving the military, Wells returned to school, earning a J.D. from Emory University Law School in 1973, and a Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University Law School in 1978. Admitted to practice law in Georgia; member of law firm of Graham and Wells, P.C.; County Attorney for Toombs County, Georgia; City Attorney, Vidalia, Georgia, 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, mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Tribunals In The United States
Federal tribunals in the United States are those tribunals established by the federal government of the United States for the purpose of resolving disputes involving or arising under Law of the United States, federal laws, including questions about the constitutionality of such laws. Such tribunals include both Article III tribunals (federal courts) as well as Adjudication, adjudicative entities which are classified as Article I or Article IV tribunals. Some of the latter entities are also formally denominated as courts, but they do not enjoy certain protections afforded to Article III courts. These tribunals are described in reference to the article of the United States Constitution from which the tribunal's authority stems. The use of the term "tribunal" in this context as a blanket term to encompass both courts and other adjudicative entities comes from section 8 of Article One of the United States Constitution, Article I of the Constitution, which enumerated powers (United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |