Robert N. Armen, Jr. (born

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, 1947) is a former Special

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of the

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Career

Armen graduated from Duquesne University with a B.A. in 1969, and earned his J.D. at

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in 1973. He and went on to receive an

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from

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in 1979. After working for the Office of Chief Counsel for the

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(Cleveland District Counsel) from 1973 to 1978, Armen worked in the Criminal Tax Division from 1978 to 1979, as Washington District Counsel from 1979 to 1981, and as a

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to United States Tax Court Judge Howard A. Dawson, Jr. from 1981 to 1983. He was Assistant Clerk of the Court, 1983–85, and then became Deputy Counsel to the Chief Judge, 1986–93. He was made

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at University of Baltimore Law School (Graduate Tax Program, 1988–90), and the

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(Business Division, 1981–89). Armen was appointed as a Special

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, United States Tax Court on August 27, 1993. He retired from active service on August 31, 2019.

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References

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