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Chief Judge Kathleen Kerrigan

Chambers Telephone Number: (202) 521-0777

Biography

Chief Judge. B.S., Boston College 1985; J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School, 1990. Admitted to Massachusetts Bar, 1991 and District Columbia Bar, 1992. Legislative Director for Congressman Richard E. Neal, Member of the Ways and Means Committee, 1990 to 1998. Associate and partner at Baker & Hostetler LLP, Washington, D.C. 1998-2005. Tax Counsel for Senator John F. Kerry, Member of Senate Finance Committee, 2005-2012. Appointed by President Obama as Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on May 4, 2012, for a term ending on May 3, 2027. Elected as Chief Judge for a two-year term effective June 1, 2022. Re-elected as Chief Judge for a two-year term effective June 1, 2024.

Last updated: March 31, 2025.