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For other people named Maurice Foley, see Maurice Foley (disambiguation).

Maurice Foley
Foley in 2022
Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court
Incumbent
Assumed office March 29, 2025
Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court
In office June 1, 2018 – May 31, 2022
Preceded by	L. Paige Marvel
Succeeded by	Kathleen Kerrigan
Judge of the United States Tax Court
In office November 25, 2011 – March 29, 2025
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Vacant
In office April 9, 1995 – April 8, 2010
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Charles Clapp
Succeeded by	Himself
Personal details
Born	Maurice Brian Foley (1960-03-28) March 28, 1960 Belleville, Illinois, U.S.
Education	Swarthmore College (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) Georgetown University (LLM)

Maurice Brian Foley (born March 28, 1960) is a senior judge of the United States Tax Court.

Foley received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Swarthmore College, a Juris Doctor from UC Berkeley School of Law and a Master of Laws in taxation from Georgetown University Law Center. Prior to the appointment to the court, he was an attorney for the Legislation and Regulations Division of the Internal Revenue Service, Tax Counsel for the United States Senate Committee on Finance, and Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel in the U.S. Treasury's Office of Tax Policy. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton as Judge, United States Tax Court, on April 9, 1995, for a term ending April 8, 2010. Foley was the first African-American appointed to the United States Tax Court. He was reappointed on November 25, 2011, for a term ending November 24, 2026. Foley is also an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado School of Law. Foley is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Baltimore. On February 26, 2018, it was announced he would become the next Chief Judge of the Tax Court, effective June 1, 2018. On February 21, 2020, he was re-elected to a second two-year term effective June 1, 2020, his term as chief ended on May 31, 2022.

See also

• List of African American jurists
• List of African American federal judges

Attribution

Material on this page was copied from the website of the United States Tax Court, which is published by a United States government agency, and is therefore in the public domain.

External links

• Maurice B. Foley at Ballotpedia
• Biography of Judge Foley from U.S. Tax Court website
• Clinton names 1st black U.S. tax judge - Maurice B. Foley nominated to US Tax Court, Jet Magazine, November 21, 1994.