Carolyn P. Chiechi

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Carolyn P. Chiechi

Prior offices:

United States Tax Court

Education

Bachelor's

Georgetown University, 1965

Law

Georgetown University, 1969

Graduate

Georgetown University, 1971

Carolyn P. Chiechi was an Article I federal judge for the United States Tax Court. President George H.W. Bush (R) nominated Chiechi October 1, 1992. Her fifteen-year term expired September 30, 2007. She served as a senior status judge from 2007 to October 19, 2018.^[1][2]

Education

Chiechi earned her B.S., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University in 1965. She obtained a J.D., 1969, and LL.M., 1971, from Georgetown University.

Professional Career

• 1976-1992: Partner, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, GA
• 1971-1976: Associate, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, GA
• 1969-1971: Attorney-Adviser to Judge Leo H. Irwin^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Tax Court

• 1992-2007: Judge, United States Tax Court
  • 2007-2018: Senior judge

Awards and associations

Awards

• 1998: Georgetown University Law Center Alumnae Achievement Awards
• 1994: Georgetown University Law Alumni Awards
• Who's Who in American Law
• Who's Who of American Women
• Who's Who in America^[1]

Associations

• 1994-Present: Member, American Judicature Society
• 1994-2000: Member, Board of Governors, Georgetown University Alumni Association
• 1992-Present: Member, Women's Bar Association of the District of Coumbia
• 1988-2001: Member, Board of Regents, Georgetown University
• 1986-1999: Member, Board of Directors, Stuart Stiller Memorial Foundation
• 1986-1993: Member, National Law Alumni Board, Georgetown University
• 1969-Present: Member, Federal Bar Association

• 1992-Present: Member, Judiciary Division
• 1969-Present: Member, Section of Taxation

• 1969-Present: Member, American Bar Association

• 1997-2000: Member, Judicial Division
• 1995-2000: Member , Litigration Section
• 1991-Present: Member, Committee on Court Procedure
• 1969-Present: Member, Section of Taxation

• 1969-Present: Member, District of Columbia Bar

• 1987-1988: Chairperson, Tax Audits and Litigation Committee
• 1986-1992: Member, Tax Audits and Litigation Committee
• 1981-1982: Chairperson, Taxaction Section Steering Committee
• 1980-1982: Member, Taxation Section Steering Committee
• 1973-1999: Member, Taxation Section
• 1969-Present: Member, District of Columbia Bar

• Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation^[1]

See also

• United States Tax Court

External links

• United States Tax Court, "Judges"

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served the United States Tax Court
Active judges	Chief Judge: Kathleen Kerrigan   •  Peter J. Panuthos  •  Lewis R. Carluzzo  •  Ronald L. Buch  •  Joseph W. Nega  •  Elizabeth Ann Copeland  •  Tamara Ashford  •  Cary Douglas Pugh  •  Patrick J. Urda  •  Courtney Dunbar Jones  •  Emin Toro  •  Diana L. Leyden  •  Travis Greaves  •  Alina Marshall  •  Christian Weiler  •  Adam Landy  •  Kashi Way  •  Rose Jenkins  •  Jeffrey Arbeit  •  Cathy Fung  •  Benjamin Guider  •  Zachary Fried  •  Jennifer Siegel
Senior judges
Former Article I judges	John O. Colvin  •  Joseph H. Gale  •  Robert A. Wherry, Jr.  •  Renato Beghe  •  Herbert L. Chabot  •  Carolyn P. Chiechi  •  Howard A. Dawson, Jr.  •  Joel Gerber  •  Harry A. Haines  •  Julian I. Jacobs  •  David Laro  •  Arthur L. Nims, III  •  Robert P. Ruwe  •  Stephen J. Swift  •  Thomas B. Wells  •  Laurence J. Whalen  •  Robert N. Armen  •  John F. Dean  •  Daniel A. Guy, Jr.  •  Eunkyong Choi  •
Special Trial Judges	Peter J. Panuthos  •  Lewis R. Carluzzo  •  Diana L. Leyden  •  Adam Landy  •  Zachary Fried  •  Jennifer Siegel  •
Former Chief judges	Mary Ann Cohen  •  Maurice B. Foley  •  Howard A. Dawson, Jr.  •  Joel Gerber  •  Arthur L. Nims, III  •

v • e Federal judges nominated by George H.W. Bush
1989	Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright
1990	Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson
1991	Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn
1992	Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams