▁Special ist ▁in ▁Est ate ▁Pl anning , ▁Trust ▁& ▁Pro b ate ▁Law ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁Bar ▁of ▁California , ▁Board ▁of ▁Leg al ▁Special ization . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁past ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁for ▁the ▁California ▁C PA ▁Education ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁Commission er ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁R ett ig ' s ▁nom ination ▁was ▁received ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁and ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Fin ance . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁confirm ation ▁hearing ▁before ▁the ▁Senate ▁Fin ance ▁Committee ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁R ett ig ▁" t old ▁law m akers ▁he ▁would ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁ag ency ▁is ▁' im partial ▁and ▁non - bi ased ▁from ▁top ▁to ▁bottom ' ▁and ▁follows ▁the ▁law ." ▁The ▁committee ▁approved ▁his ▁nom ination ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁R ett ig ' s ▁nom ination ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁full ▁Senate ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 6 4 – 3 3 ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Secretary ▁M n uch in ▁admin ister ed ▁the ▁o ath ▁of ▁office ▁to ▁R ett ig ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁F Y ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁I RS ▁plans ▁to ▁cut ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁employees . ▁In ▁R ett ig '