President Obama appoints Duke Law alum to serve as a judge on the US Tax Court.

<p>[President</a> Obama Nominates Joseph W. Nega and Michael B. Thornton to the United States Tax Court | The White House](<a href=“http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/05/08/president-obama-nominates-joseph-w-nega-and-michael-b-thornton-united-sta]President”>President Obama Nominates Joseph W. Nega and Michael B. Thornton to the United States Tax Court | whitehouse.gov)</p>