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
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
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.