July 24,2024

Wyden Urges Senate Support for Tax Court Nominees

As Prepared for Delivery

I come to the floor today to once again voice my strong support for the nominations of Adam Landy and Kashi Way to serve as judges of the United States Tax Court. The Senate will be voting on their nominations soon. Mr. Way’s in just a few minutes, and Mr. Landy’s later this afternoon. 

The U.S. Tax Court is the judicial backbone of the federal tax code. Americans rely on the U.S. Tax Court to dispute tax bills before they need to pay them. It’s key to making sure taxpayers are heard in a timely manner -- an essential way to protect fairness in our tax system.

Nominees for these positions are never controversial, and as I’m about to make clear, both of these nominees have the right experience and qualifications for the job.

Adam Landy has served as a Special Trial Judge on the Tax Court since 2021. He also has several years of experience at the Office of the IRS Chief Counsel in Baltimore, San Francisco, and in the private sector. 

Kashi Way is a senior legislative counsel with the Joint Committee on Taxation’s staff. During his 18-years at the Joint Committee, Mr. Way has had a major impact on just about every piece of energy tax legislation that has gone anywhere in Congress, as well as a host of other tax bills. This committee and our staff will be sorry to lose Mr. Way on the Joint Committee, but he will make an excellent Tax Court judge. 

These two tax court nominees have experience in both the public and private sectors. Their broad experience will be invaluable to take on the role as tax court judges. 

I’d also like to reiterate my strong support for the nomination of Rose Jenkins to serve on the Tax Court. She is a qualified nominee, and will make an excellent judge. I’ll be working with my colleagues to ensure we can bring her nomination to the floor for a final confirmation vote as soon as possible, so she can get to work for the American people.

There should be no question that all of these nominees are highly-qualified for the roles they’re nominated to fill. I support each of them, and when the Senate votes on their nominations, I urge my colleagues to do the same. 

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