Background
Getz, Ernest John was born on April 14, 1918 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Came to the United States, 1925. Son of Lewis and Florence (Bell) Gietz.
Getz, Ernest John was born on April 14, 1918 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Came to the United States, 1925. Son of Lewis and Florence (Bell) Gietz.
University of Rochester (Bachelor of Arts, 1940). Harvard University (Master of Business Administration, 1942). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1947).
Worked at Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman (Detroit, Michigan) specializing in State Taxation Law, Local Taxation Law, Income Tax Law. Admitted to the bar, 1947, Michigan. 1948, Ohio and United States.
Tax Court.
1955, United States. Court of Federal Claims. 1964, United States. Supreme Court.
Member, Barristers. Certified Public Accountant, Michigan, 1950.
Member: Detroit Bar Association. State Bar of Michigan (Member, 1972-1979 and Chairman, 1977-1978, Taxation Section Council).
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants.
Member Pleasant Ridge (Michigan) City Council 1958-1970. Democratic precinct delegate, Oakland County, Michigan, 1966-1968. President board directors Downtown Young Men’s Christian Association, Detroit, 1976-1978.
President Grand Circus Park Development Association and Foundation, Detroit, 1979-1989. Trustee Henry M. Seldon Charitable Trust, since 1979, president, since 1982. Member Young Men’s Christian Association of Metropolitan Detroit Investment Supervisory Committee, since 1985.
Trustee Young Men’s Christian Association Foundation Metropolitan Detroit, 1985-1993, Young Women’s Christian Association of Metro Detroit, 1993-1996, Central United Methodist Church, since 1998. Member advisory council Salvation Army Bagley Corps, Detroit, since 1998. Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, State Bar Michigan (chairman taxation section 1977-1978), Detroit Bar Association, Michigan Association Certified Public Accountant's.
Married Dorothy Miller, August 30, 1948. Children: Christopher, Susan, Timothy.