| Herbert L. Chabot | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court |
| Term Start: | April 2, 1993 |
| Term End: | October 20, 1993 |
| Term Start1: | June 30, 2001 |
| Term End1: | January 1, 2016 |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States Tax Court |
| Appointer2: | Jimmy Carter |
| Term Start2: | April 3, 1978 |
| Term End2: | April 2, 1993 |
| Appointer3: | Bill Clinton |
| Term Start3: | October 20, 1993 |
| Term End3: | June 30, 2001 |
| Predecessor2: | Bruce Forrester |
| Successor3: | Joseph Robert Goeke |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Bronx, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Death Place: | Aspen Hill, Maryland, U.S.[2] |
| Alma Mater: | City 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.
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 on October 11, 2022, at the age of 91.[5]