Carolyn Chiechi

Carolyn P. Chiechi
Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court
In office
September 30, 2007 – October 19, 2018
Judge of the United States Tax Court
In office
October 1, 1992 – September 30, 2007
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byArthur Nims
Succeeded byDavid Gustafson
Personal details
Born
Carolyn P. Schapp

(1943-12-06) December 6, 1943 (age 80)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Alma materGeorgetown University (B.S. 1965)
Georgetown University Law Center (J.D. 1969)
Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M. 1971)

Carolyn P. Chiechi (born December 6, 1943) is a retired judge of the United States Tax Court.

Chiechi graduated first in her class from Georgetown University in 1965, and earned a J.D. in 1969, an LL.M. in Taxation in 1971, and a Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, in 2000. After completing her LL.M., she served as an advisor to Judge Leo H. Irwin of the United States Tax Court from 1969-71. She then engaged in private practice with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan from 1971 to 1992, making partner in 1976. On October 1, 1992, Chiechi was appointed by President George H. W. Bush as Judge, United States Tax Court, for a term ending September 30, 2007. She retired on September 30, 2007, but continued to perform judicial duties as Senior Judge on recall until October 19, 2018.[2]

Activities and honoraria

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  • District of Columbia Bar: Member, 1969–Present; Member, Taxation Section, 1973–99; Member, Taxation Section Steering Committee, 1980–82, Chairperson, 1981–82; Member, Tax Audits and Litigation Committee, 1986–92, Chairperson, 1987–88.
  • American Bar Association: Member, 1969–Present; Member, Section of Taxation, 1969–Present; Member, Committee on Court Procedure, 1991–Present; Member, Litigation Section, 1995–2000; Member, Judicial Division, 1997-2000.
  • Federal Bar Association: Member, 1969–Present; Member, Section of Taxation, 1969–Present; Member, Judiciary Division, 1992–Present.
  • Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia: Member, 1992–Present.
  • Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel.
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
  • Member, Board of Governors, Georgetown University Alumni Association, 1994–97, 1997-2000.
  • Member, Board of Regents, Georgetown University, 1988–94; 1995-2001.
  • Member, National Law Alumni Board, Georgetown University, 1986-93.
  • Member, Board of Directors, Stuart Stiller Memorial Foundation, 1986-99.
  • Member, American Judicature Society, 1994–Present.
  • One of several recipients of the first Georgetown University Law Alumni Awards (1994). One of several recipients of the first Georgetown University Law Center Alumnae Achievement Awards (1998).
  • Admitted to Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who of American Women, and Who's Who in America.

Attribution

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Material on this page was copied from the website of the United States Tax Court, which is published by a United States government agency, and is therefore in the public domain.

References

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