Graydon Gilluly Withey (June 16, 1910 – August 8, 1994) was a judge of the United States Tax Court from 1952 to 1974.
Born in Reed City, Michigan,[1] [2] Withey attended public schools in Reed City and Flint, Michigan, and attended the General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan,[1] before reading law under his father, Charles A. Withey, a circuit judge in the State of Michigan.[1] [2]
After gaining admission to the bar in Michigan in 1933, Withey practiced law in Flint from 1933 to 1937, and again from 1939 to 1949.[1] He was the chief assistant prosecuting attorney for Genesee County, Michigan,[2] [1] from 1937 to 1938. In 1944 he was nominated for prosecuting attorney, and in 1949 was appointed Deputy Attorney General of Michigan.[2] [1] On April 16, 1952, President Harry S. Truman nominated Withey to a seat on the United States Tax Court vacated by the retirement of Judge Richard L. Disney.[3] Withey was confirmed by the Senate on May 30, 1952,[4] and took the oath of office on June 16, 1952,[1] for a term of eight years. He was reappointed on June 2, 1960, for a term expiring June 1, 1972.[1] [5]
He was recalled to service on June 2, 1972, with the termination of this recall coming on March 31, 1974.[1]
Withey married Edna B. Leonard, with whom he had three daughters and two sons.[1]
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