Joseph Robert Goeke

{{short description|American judge (born 1950)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Joseph R. Goeke

|office = Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court

|term_start = April 21, 2018

|term_end =

|office1 = Judge of the United States Tax Court

|term_start1 = April 22, 2003

|term_end1 = April 21, 2018

|appointer1 = George W. Bush

|predecessor1= Herbert Chabot

|successor1 = Emin Toro

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|6|22}}

|birth_place = Covington, Kentucky, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|education = Xavier University (BS)
University of Kentucky (JD)

|spouse = Linda Goeke (nee Powers)

}}

Joseph Robert Goeke (born June 22, 1950){{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N3kRAAAAIAAJ|title=Nominations of Joseph Robert Goeke, Glen L. Bower, Daniel Pearson, Charlotte R. Lane, and Raymond T. Wagner|author=United States Senate Committee on Finance|page=53|year=2003}} is an American lawyer who serves as a senior judge of the United States Tax Court.{{Cite web |title=Judges {{!}} United States Tax Court |url=https://www.ustaxcourt.gov/judges.html |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=www.ustaxcourt.gov}}

Goeke received his Bachelor of Science, cum laude, from Xavier University in 1972, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1975, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif.

He worked as a trial attorney for the Internal Revenue Service from 1975-1988, for five years in New Orleans and then in Cincinnati, earning two promotions. He then left public service to become a partner, in the law firm of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, in Chicago.{{Cite web |title=The United States Senate Committee on Finance {{!}} The United States Senate Committee on Finance |url=https://www.finance.senate.gov/download/nominations-of-joseph-robert-goeke-glen-l-bower-daniel-pearson-charlotte-r-lane-and-raymond-t-wagner |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=www.finance.senate.gov |language=en}}

On April 22, 2003, Goeke was appointed by President George W. Bush as Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term ending April 21, 2018.{{Cite web |title=Presidential Nomination: Joseph R. Goeke |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/nominations/586.html |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov}} He assumed senior status on April 21, 2018, but continues to perform judicial duties as senior judge on recall.

In 2009, Goeke ruled that individuals may not deduct expenses on prostitutes and pornography under U.S. tax code.{{Cite web |last=Barrett |first=William P. |title=Tax Court Rules Prostitutes Aren't Deductible |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/09/15/tax-court-deductions-prostitutes-medical-expenses-personal-finance-hookers.html |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Forbes |language=en}}