Judge Bolon B. Turner (1897-1987) was a former attorney and past Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court from 1945 to 1949. He took senior status in 1962, and offcially remained with the court until his death. He received his undergraduate degree and two law degrees, one being a master's in tax law, at the George Washington University. As early as 1935, Judge Turner, already a member of the Tax Court, participated in the ruling that Andrew Mellon could deduct the value of paintings he had donated to museums from his income taxes. Judge Turner participated in several conferences, notably one on the history and philosophy of tax law, held at the College of William and Mary in 1955. At this conference he discussed the history and origins of the U.S. Tax Court. Judge Turner was a member of Epsilon chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity, the legal fraternity Phi Alpha Delta, the Masons, the American Legion, the National Lawyers Club, the American Bar Association, and the Arkansas and D.C. bar associations. He died in Annandale, Virginia in 1987 at the age of 90.
From the description of The class lecture notes of Bolon B. Turner. 1918-1924. (George Washington University, Law Library). WorldCat record id: 639300642
