Robert Paul Ruwe is a senior judge

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 of the United States Tax Court

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Ruwe graduate from Roger Bacon High School

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, St. Bernard, Ohio

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, in 1959. He earned his BA at Xavier University

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, Cincinnati, Ohio

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, in 1963, and was a Special Agent for the Intelligence Division of the Internal Revenue Service

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 from 1963-70. In 1970, he received his J.D. from Salmon P. Chase College of Law

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 in 1970, graduating first in class. He then joined the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service in 1970, and held the following positions with the IRS: Trial Attorney (Indianapolis), Director, Criminal Tax Division, Deputy Associate Chief Counsel (Litigation), and Director, Tax Litigation Division. He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan

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 as Judge, United States Tax Court, on November 20, 1987, for a term ending November 19, 2002. Ruwe retired on November 20, 2002, but continues to perform judicial duties as Senior Judge on recall.

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