[2] He graduated from Bennington High School in 1901,[3] studied law with Orion M. Barber, and attained admission to the bar in 1904.

[7] Healy was a longtime member of the state Board of Bar Examiners beginning in 1909,[5] and served as a trustee of Bennington College.

[11] In addition to Munson not being reappointed, longtime Associate Justice Seneca Haselton had also been denied another term on the court.

[12] Public outcry over the treatment of Munson and Haselton led to the repeal of the court reorganization laws in January 1915.

[13] In addition, Healy agreed to end his service on the Supreme Court and withdraw his request for confirmation by the Vermont General Assembly, enabling Haselton to return as an associate justice.

[17] Healy's work drew attention to stock price manipulation and other questionable business practices that had played a role in creating the Great Depression, and led to legislative and regulatory reforms designed to end the abuses.

[18] Healy was one of the commission's five original members, who included Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (chairman), George C. Mathews, James M. Landis, and Ferdinand Pecora.