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Edwin Ruthven Holmes
Edwin Ruthven Holmes (1878-1961) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, the Southern District and the Northern District of Mississippi.[1] Holmes died on December 10, 1961.
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 nominations and appointments
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
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Holmes's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| 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 |
Michael Mills (Mississippi) • Glen Davidson • Sharion Aycock • | ||
| Magistrate judges | David A. Sanders • Jane Virden • Roy Percy • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Adams • Samuel Jameson Gholson • Robert Andrews Hill • Henry Clay Niles • Edwin Ruthven Holmes • Lyonel Senter • Neal Biggers • Allen Pepper • Orma Rinehart Smith • William Colbert Keady • Claude Feemster Clayton • Elijah Allen Cox • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Michael Mills (Mississippi) • Lyonel Senter • Neal Biggers • Glen Davidson • Sharion Aycock • William Colbert Keady • Claude Feemster Clayton • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Halil Ozerden • Henry Wingate • Daniel Jordan • Carlton W. Reeves • Kristi Johnson • Taylor McNeel | ||
| Senior judges |
David Bramlette • Tom Lee (Mississippi) • Louis Guirola • Keith Starrett • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Michael Parker (Mississippi) • Keith Ball • Robert Myers (Mississippi) • LaKeysha Greer Isaac • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Adams • Samuel Jameson Gholson • Robert Andrews Hill • Charles Pickering • Henry Clay Niles • Edwin Ruthven Holmes • William Barbour • Walter Gex • Dan Russell • Sidney Mize • James Summer • William Harold Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Henry Wingate • William Barbour • Tom Lee (Mississippi) • Dan Russell • Daniel Jordan • Sidney Mize • William Harold 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 | |||
