Carleton Powell

Carleton D. Powell (born 1939 in South Carolina), was a special trial judge of the United States Tax Court. 

Education
Powell attended the Kent School in Kent, Connecticut, graduating in 1957.  He received a B.A. degree from the University of Virginia in 1961 and his LL.B. from the University of Richmond in 1967. 

Career
Powell served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army between 1962 and 1964.  From 1967 to 1970, he was employed in various positions by the Internal Revenue Service.  In 1970 he became a Trial Attorney in the Appellate Section of the United States Department of Justice Tax Division; in 1977, he was promoted to a Senior Trial Attorney.  Between 1980 and 1985, Powell was a Reviewer.  He was appointed as a Special Trial Judge of the U.S. Tax Court on August 25, 1985. 

References
 US Tax Court bio of Carleton Powell

Category:1939 births
Category:Special trial judges of the United States Tax Court
Category:Living people
Category:Kent School alumni