Carolyn Miller Parr

Carolyn Miller Parr (born April 17, 1937) was a judge of the United States Tax Court from 1985 to 2002.

Early life, education, and career Born in Palatka, Florida, to Arthur C. and Audrey Dunklin Miller, Parr received a B.A. in English from Stetson University in 1959, followed by an M.A. in English from Vanderbilt University in 1960, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1977.

Parr served as senior trial attorney for the Internal Revenue Service from 1977 to 1982, and as special counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, and Acting Chief, Office of Special Litigation in the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice from 1982 to 1985. In 1982, she was also chair of the Board of Directors of Heritage Christian Church.

Judicial career and later life In 1985, Parr was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a 15-year term in a seat on the Tax Court vacated by the retirement of William M. Fay, and took her oath of office on November 25, 1985.

Following her service on the Tax Court, Parr co-founded a mediation and arbitration firm called "Beyond Disputes Associates".

Personal life Parr married Jerry Parr in 1959, with whom she had three daughters, Kimberly, Jennifer, and Trish.