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]