Jean-Baptiste-Charles Chabroud


Jean-Baptiste-Charles Chabroud, better known as Charles Chabroud, was a French lawyer and politician.

Biography

Chabroud worked as a lawyer in Vienne, Isère. On 4 January 1789 he was elected to the Estates General by the province of Dauphiné.
He was in charge of the report of the file processed by the Châtelet upon the events of 5-6 October. The Louis [Philippe II, Duke of Orléans|Duke of Orléans] and the Honoré Gabriel [Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau|Count of Mirabeau] were implicated by the report, but were exonerated by the National [Constituent Assembly (France)|National Constituent Assembly] after a vivid discussion.
On 9 April 1790 Chabroud was called to the presidency of the Constituent Assembly.
On 4 March 1791 he was named a deputy to the Court of Cassation for the Isère department. He sat in the Court of Cassation until Year V, then he moved to Paris and became a consulting lawyer in the Court of Cassation, the Cour des prises and the Council of State on 8 July 1806.

Published works

  • Opinions sur quelques questions relatives à l'ordre judiciaire
  • ''Rapport sur la procédure du Châtelet sur l'affaire des 5 et 6 octobre''