Draft:Rose E. Jenkins

Rose Elena Jenkins is an American lawyer who is a nominee to serve as a judge of the United States Tax Court.

Education
Jenkins earned a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law and a Master of Laws from New York University Law School.

Career
From 2008 to 2013, she was an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. From 2013 to 2020, she worked at the IRS Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International), starting as an attorney, then senior counsel and finally a special counsel. From 2020 to 2021, she was a managing director in the international tax group within KPMG's Washington National Tax office and then as a a senior attorney advisor at the Tax Law Center at New York University Law School. Since 2023, she has served as an attorney in the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure & Administration) at the Internal Revenue Service.

Nomination to tax court
On February 1, 2024, President Joe Biden nominated Jenkins to the seat vacated by Judge Elizabeth Crewson Paris, whose term expired on July 29, 2023. On June 4, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Finance Committee. On June 13, 2024, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 25–2 vote. Her nomination is pending before the United States Senate.