Diane Kroupa

Diane Kroupa
Judge of the United States Tax Court
In office
June 12, 2003 – June 16, 2014
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byRobert Ruwe
Succeeded byPatrick J. Urda
Personal details
Born (1955-10-12) October 12, 1955
EducationGeorgetown University (BS)
University of South Dakota (JD)

Diane Lynn Kroupa (born October 12, 1955) is an American attorney who served as a federal judge of the United States Tax Court from 2003 until 2014. Kroupa previously was the Chief Judge of the Minnesota Tax Court. Following her criminal conviction in U.S. District Court for a tax-related crime (conspiracy to defraud the United States), she was sentenced to 34 months in prison. She has since been released from prison.