Elizabeth Crewson Paris

Elizabeth Crewson Paris (born January 14, 1958) is a senior judge of the United States Tax Court. She was appointed by President George W. Bush in February 2008. Her nomination passed the United States Senate in July 2008, and she was sworn in on July 30, 2008.^[1] Her term expired on July 29, 2023.^[2]

Elizabeth Crewson Paris
Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court
Incumbent
Assumed office July 29, 2023
Judge of the United States Tax Court
In office July 30, 2008 – July 29, 2023
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Joel Gerber
Succeeded by	Rose E. Jenkins
Personal details
Born	(1958-01-14) January 14, 1958 (age 66) Altus, Oklahoma, U.S.
Education	University of Tulsa (BS, JD) University of Denver (LLM)

Paris was born in Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma.^[3] She is the older of two siblings, she was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Tulsa in 1980, a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1987, and a Master of Laws in taxation from the University of Denver in 1993.^[4] She is a former partner at Brumley Bishop and Paris, senior associate at McKenna and Cueno, and tax partner at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren^[2] in the firm's Denver office.^[5] Paris served as Tax Counsel to the United States Senate Finance Committee from 2000 to 2008.^[2] She formerly taught in Georgetown University Law Center's LL.M. Taxation Program and the University of Tulsa College of Law.^[2]

References

1. Tax Court Press Releases Archived 2018-01-15 at the Wayback Machine.
2. United States Tax Court: Judge Paris Archived 2008-12-26 at the Wayback Machine.
3. Nominations of Deanna Tanner Okun, Richard T. Morrison, David D. Gustafson, Elizabeth Crewson Paris, Eric M. Thorson, and Edwin Eck: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Second Session, on the Nominations of Deanna Tanner Okun, to be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President; Richard T. Morrison, David D. Gustafson, and Elizabeth Crewson Paris, to be Judges on the U.S. Tax Court; Eric M. Thorson, to be Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Edwin Eck, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board, U.S. Department of the Treasury, April 17, 2008. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2008. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-16-081477-8.
4. Former Tulsan is confirmed to federal Tax Court position, Tulsa World, July 12, 2008.
5. Elizabeth Paris bio Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine.

Legal offices
Preceded by Joel Gerber	Judge of the United States Tax Court 2008–2023	Succeeded by Rose E. Jenkins