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John Holschuh
John David Holschuh is a former Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He joined the court in 1980 after being nominated by President Jimmy Carter. He passed away while serving on January 26, 2011.[1]
Education
Holschuh graduated from Miami University in Oxford, OH with his bachelor's degree in 1948 and later graduated with his J.D. degree in 1951 from the University of Cincinnati College of Law.[1]
Professional career
After law school, Holschuh worked in private practice in Columbus, Ohio from 1951 to 1952. Next, he worked as a law clerk for former federal judge Mell Underwood in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 1952 to 1954. From 1954 to 1980, Holschuh worked in private practice in Columbus and also served as a part-time professor at the Ohio State University Law School from 1970 to 1977.[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Ohio
On the recommendation of Senators Howard Metzenbaum and John Glenn, Holschuh was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on March 28, 1980, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. Holschuh was confirmed by the Senate on May 21, 1980, and received commission on May 23, 1980. Holschuh served as chief judge of the court from 1990 to 1996 before assuming senior status on October 12, 1996.[1] Holschuh was succeeded in this position by Judge Algenon Marbley.
Noteworthy cases
Riddell heat stroke case(2009)
- See also: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Kelci Stringer v. National Football League, 2:03 CV 665.)
- See also: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Kelci Stringer v. National Football League, 2:03 CV 665.)
The legal team representing the family of the late Korey Stringer won certification of a lawsuit that would order football helmet manufacturer Riddell to face trial on July 13, 2009.[2]
Judge Holschuh concluded that Riddell Inc. had a duty to warn Stringer that its helmets and shoulder pads could contribute to heat stroke when used in hot conditions. Judge Holschuh will preside over a November 2, 2009, jury trial to determine whether Riddell's failure to warn Stringer comprises legal liability for his death.[2]
James Gould who is a spokesman for the legal team representing Mrs. Stringer termed Monday's ruling as a "landmark" decision because attorneys representing Stringer believe there is a connection between football equipment and heat stroke.[2]
Stringer collapsed after a training camp practice on July 31, 2001 and died the next day in Mankato, Minnesota, the location of the Vikings training camp.ref name="helmet" />
Kelci Stringer, the widow of Korey, settled a legal claim in 2003 against the Minnesota doctor who treated him.[2] Stringer also settled another lawsuit earlier against the NFL in 2009.[3] As part of a settlement agreement, the NFL would support the creation of a heat illness prevention program for athletes of all ages.[3]
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Federal judges nominated by Jimmy Carter
External links
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, accessed July 31, 2014
- John Holschuh Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Southern District of Ohio 1980–1996 Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: Algenon Marbley
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| 1977 |
Ballantine • Bownes • Boyle • Bua • Carr • Clark • Cowan • Daly • Filippine • Higginbotham • Hoeveler • Hug • Johnstone • Kane • Keith • Leval • Logan • MacLaughlin • McKay • Melton • Merritt • Murphy • Nickerson • Oberdorfer • Roszkowski • Roy • Rubin • Sifton • Tang • Vance • Veron | ||
| 1978 |
Arnold • Baker • Boyle • Burns • Campos • Claiborne • Collins • Cook • Devine • Diamond • Duplantier • Edenfield • Friedman • Gonzalez • Greene • Jenkins • Lowe • Mazzone • McMillian • O'Brien • Pfaelzer • Phillips • Pollak • Sand • Shapiro • Simmons • Smith • Sweet • Tanner • Wiseman • Ziegler | ||
| 1979 |
Ackerman • Alarcon • Anderson • Arceneaux • Arnold • Aspen • Beatty • Beer • Belew • Bertelsman • Bilby • N. Black • S. Black • Bloch • Bowen • Brett • Brooks • Brown • Buchmeyer • Bunton • Burciaga • Cabranes • Carr • Carrigan • Castagna • Cire • Clark • Cohn • Conaboy • Cordova • Crabb • Cudahy • Davis • DeAnda • Debevoise • Edwards • Eginton • Ellison • Enslen • O. Evans • T. Evans • Farris • Ferguson • Fletcher • Frye • Garcia • Garza • B. Gibson • H. Gibson • Gierbolini-Ortiz • Giles • Gilliam • Green • Hall • Hastings • Hatchett • Hatfield • Hatter • Hawkins • Henderson • Higby • Hillman • Houck • Howard • Hudspeth • Hungate • F. Johnson • S. Johnson • N. Jones • S. Jones • Karlton • Kazen • Kearse • Keeton • Kehoe • Kennedy • Kidd • King • Kravitch • Loughlin • Martin • McCurn • McDonald • McNaught • McNichols • Mikva • Mitchell • Moran • Murnaghan • Murphy • D. Nelson • D.W. Nelson • Newblatt • Newman • Overton • Paine • Panner • J. Parker • R. Parker • Penn • Perez-Gimenez • Perry • Politz • Poole • Porter • Pregerson • Price • Rambo • Ramirez • Reavley • Redden • E. Reed • S. Reed • Reinhardt • Renner • Robinson • Rothstein • Sachs • Saffels • Sanders • Sarokin • Schroeder • Schwartz • Seay • Senter • Seymour • Shannon • Shaw • Shoob • Skopil • Sloviter • Sofaer • Spellman • Sprouse • Staker • Tate • Taylor • Thompson • Tidwell • Unthank • Vietor • Vining • Wald • Ward • Weinshienk • West • Wicker • Williams • Winder • Woods • Wright • Zobel | ||
| 1980 |
Aguilar • Aldrich • Anderson • Boochever • Breyer • Britt • Cahill • Canby • Carroll • Cerezo • Clemon • S. Ervin • R. Erwin • Getzendanner • Gilmore • Ginsburg • Haltom • Hardy • Henderson • Hobbs • Holschuh • Horton • Howard • Johnson • Keep • Kelly • Kenyon • Kocoras • Marquez • Marshall • Michael • Nixon • Norris • Patel • Polozola • Propst • Quackenbush • Ramsey • Rice • Shadur • Spiegel • Tashima • Thompson • Vela • White • Williams | ||
| 1981 | |||
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