Jerome Holmes
2006 - Present
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Jerome Holmes is the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. He joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Washington, D.C., Holmes earned his B.A. from Wake Forest University in 1983, his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1988, and his M.P.A. from Harvard University in 2000.[1]
Professional career
- 2006 - Present: Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
- 2022 - Present: Chief judge
- 2005-2006: Private practice, Oklahoma City, Okla.
- 1994-2005: Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Oklahoma
- 1991-1994: Private practice, Washington, D.C.
- 1990-1991: Law clerk, Hon. William Holloway, United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
- 1988-1990: Law clerk, Hon. Wayne Alley, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma[1]
Judicial career
10th Circuit Court of Appeals
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Jerome A. Holmes |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 161 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: February 14, 2006
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: June 15, 2006
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| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: July 13, 2006
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| Confirmed: July 25, 2006
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| Vote: 67-30
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 Returned: May 5, 2006
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Holmes was first nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit by President George W. Bush on February 14, 2006, to a seat vacated by Stephanie Seymour as Seymour assumed senior status. President Bush withdrew the nomination on May 4, 2006, but he resubmitted Holmes' nomination to the U.S. Senate the same day. The American Bar Association rated Holmes Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified for the nomination.[2] Hearings on Holmes' nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 15, 2006, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) on July 13, 2006. Holmes was confirmed on a recorded 67-30 vote of the United States Senate on July 25, 2006, and he received his commission on August 9, 2006.[1][3][4]
Noteworthy cases
Court sides with Abercrombie in religious discrimination case (2013)
On October 1, 2013, the Tenth Circuit vacated a trial court summary judgment ruling in a suit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a would-be Muslim employee after the clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) declined to hire her because she wore a headscarf. Judge Holmes wrote for the majority, joined by Judge Paul Kelly. Judge David Ebel wrote separately, concurring in part and dissenting in part. In the underlying case, the plaintiff, Samantha Elauf, interviewed for a job at A&F while wearing a religious headscarf, but did not specifically inform her interviewer that she wore it for a religious purpose; the interviewer merely assumed that it was worn for a religious purpose. Ultimately, Elauf was not hired because her headscarf violated A&F's dress code. In the ruling, Holmes noted that the trial court's decision was erroneous -- there can be no religious discrimination without notification of the need for a religious accommodation. Here, because Elauf failed to tell her interviewer that she would need an accommodation for her religious headscarf, the EEOC would not have been unable to conclusively establish that A&F had actual notice of her religious needs. In his separate opinion, Ebel agreed that the trial court's decision was incorrect, but argued that the question of discrimination should have been sent to a jury.[5][6]
See also
External links
- White House archives on Holmes nomination
- Civilrights.org article on Holmes' nomination
- Judge Holmes' biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 109th Congress," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1326 - Jerome A. Holmes - The Judiciary," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1536 - Jerome A. Holmes - The Judiciary," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Court Sides With Abercrombie In Oklahoma Hijab Lawsuit," October 2, 2013
- ↑ National Law Journal, "Tenth Circuit Sides with Abercrombie in Hijab Case," October 3, 2013
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