Edwin Ruthven Holmes
| Edwin Ruthven Holmes | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| Active: | 3/20/1936 - 11/30/1954 |
| Senior: | 11/30/1954 - 12/10/1961 |
| Past post: | Northern District of Mississippi |
| Past term: | 1918 - 1929 |
| Past position: | Seat #1T |
| Past post 2: | Southern District of Mississippi |
| Past term 2: | 1918 - 1936 |
| Past position 2: | Seat #1T |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1878 |
| Deceased: | 1961 |
| Bachelors: | Millsaps College (1896), University of Mississippi (1899) |
| Law School: | University of Texas-Austin |
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Edwin Ruthven Holmes (1878-1961) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Southern District and the Northern District of Mississippi.[1]
Early life and education
- University of Texas, Austin, LL.B.
- Millsaps College, 1896
- University of Mississippi, 1899[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1900-1918
- Mayor, Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1904-1908[1]
Judicial career
Fifth Circuit
Holmes was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 23, 1935 to replace Nathan Philemon Bryan. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 19, 1936, and received commission on March 20th. On November 30, 1954, he assumed senior status. He served until his death on December 10, 1961.[1]
Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
Holmes was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on October 17, 1918 to replace Henry Clay Niles. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 24th, and received commission that same day. He served on the Northern District of Mississippi until March 1, 1929 and on the Southern District of Mississippi until April 6, 1936, when he was appointed to the Fifth Circuit.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Holmes's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Henry Clay Niles |
Northern District of Mississippi 1918–1929 Seat #1T |
Succeeded by: ' |
| Preceded by: Henry Clay Niles |
Southern District of Mississippi 1918–1936 Seat #1T |
Succeeded by: Sidney Carr Mize |
| Preceded by: Nathan Philemon Bryan |
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 1936–1961 |
Succeeded by: Benjamin Cameron |
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Allan Alexander • David Sanders • Jane Virden • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Adams • Samuel Jameson Gholson • Robert Andrews Hill • Henry Clay Niles • Edwin Ruthven Holmes • Lyonel Senter • Allen Pepper • Orma Rinehart Smith • William Colbert Keady • Claude Feemster Clayton • Elijah Allen Cox • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Lyonel Senter • Neal Biggers • Glen Davidson • William Colbert Keady • Claude Feemster Clayton • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Louis Guirola • Henry Wingate • Keith Starrett • Daniel Jordan • Halil Ozerden • Carlton W. Reeves | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Linda Anderson • Michael Parker • Robert Walker • John Roper • Keith Ball • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Adams • Samuel Jameson Gholson • Robert Andrews Hill • Charles Pickering • Henry Clay Niles • Edwin Ruthven Holmes • Dan Russell • Sidney Mize • James Summer • William Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Henry Wingate • William Barbour • Tom Lee • Dan Russell • Sidney Mize • William Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 |
Bingham • Brown • Call • Campbell • Dooling • Neterer • Rogers • Sawtelle • Sullivan • Thomas • Woods | ||
| 1914 |
Bledsoe • Booth • Clarke • Clayton • Covington • Dickinson • Haight • Hand • McCoy • McReynolds • Siddons • Thomson • Walker • Woolley | ||
| 1915 |
Downey • Howe • Lambdin • Trippet • Wade | ||
| 1916 |
Alschuler • Brandeis • Davis • Evans • Hay • Hitz • Hough • J. Johnson • T. Johnson • Manton • Stone • West • Woodrough | ||
| 1917 |
Adamson • Batts • Ervin • Evans • Jack • C. Johnson • Neblett • Smith • Smyth • Westenhaver | ||
| 1918 |
Anderson • Bailey • English • FitzHenry • Garvin • Holmes • Hutcheson • Knox • Manton • McCoy • Williams | ||
| 1919 |
Donahue • Faris • Graham • Haight • Lynch • Morris • Page • Peck • Sibley • Watkins • Webb • Weller • Wilson | ||
| 1920 | |||
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| 1933 |
Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough | ||
| 1934 |
Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan | ||
| 1935 |
Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich | ||
| 1936 |
Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood | ||
| 1937 |
Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche | ||
| 1938 |
Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed | ||
| 1939 |
Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin | ||
| 1940 |
Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller | ||
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
- Northern District of Mississippi, Seat 1T
- Southern District of Mississippi, Seat 1T
- Former federal judge, Northern District of Mississippi
- Former federal judge, Southern District of Mississippi
- Former federal judge, Fifth Circuit
- Former federal judge
- Appointed by Woodrow Wilson
- Confirmed 1918
- Appointed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Confirmed 1936
- U. of Texas Law Alumni
- U. of Mississippi Alumni
