Carolyn Chiechi

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Carolyn P. Chiechi (born New Jersey, 1943) is a judge on 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.

[edit] Activities and honoraria

  • 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.

[edit] Note

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