Herbert Chabot

Herbert L. Chabot
Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court
In office
April 2, 1993 – October 20, 1993
In office
June 30, 2001 – January 1, 2016
Judge of the United States Tax Court
In office
April 3, 1978 – April 2, 1993
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byBruce Forrester
In office
October 20, 1993 – June 30, 2001
Appointed byBill Clinton
Succeeded byJoseph Robert Goeke
Personal details
Born(1931-07-17)July 17, 1931
Bronx, New York, U.S.[1]
DiedOctober 11, 2022(2022-10-11) (aged 91)
Aspen Hill, Maryland, U.S.[2]
Alma materCity College of New York (B.A. 1952)
Columbia Law School (LL.B. 1957)
Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M. 1964)

Herbert Leonard Chabot (July 17, 1931 – October 11, 2022) was an American judge of the United States Tax Court.

Biography

Chabot was born in The Bronx and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1948. He received a B.A., cum laude, from the City College of New York in 1952, an LL.B. from Columbia University in 1957; and an LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University, 1964. He served in the United States Army for 2 years, and in the Army Reserves (civil affairs units) for 8 years. He served on Legal Staff, American Jewish Congress, from 1957 to 1961; was attorney-adviser to Judge Russell E. Train, from 1961 to 1965; and on the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, 1965–78. He was an elected Delegate to the Maryland Constitutional Convention, from 1967 to 1968; adjunct professor, National Law Center, George Washington University, from 1974 to 1983; Member of American Bar Association, Tax Section, and Federal Bar Association.[3]

Chabot was appointed by President Jimmy Carter as Judge, United States Tax Court, on April 3, 1978, for a term ending April 2, 1993. He served as Senior Judge on recall performing judicial duties until his reappointment by Bill Clinton was confirmed on October 20, 1993, for a term ending October 19, 2008. He retired on June 30, 2001, but was recalled on July 1, 2001, to again serve as Senior Judge.[3] He fully retired from the court on January 1, 2016.[4]

Chabot died from complications of COVID-19[2] on October 11, 2022, at the age of 91.[5]

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