Randy Holland
Randy J. Holland was a justice on the Delaware Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court by Republican Governor Michael N. Castle in 1986.
At the time of his appointment, Holland was the youngest person to serve on the court, and at the time of his retirement, he was the longest-serving justice in court history. Holland was re-nominated for additional twelve-year terms in 2000 and on February 23, 2011. His final term was set to expire on March 23, 2023.[1][2][3]
Justice Holland announced in February 2017 that he would retire at the end of March 2017.[4]
Education
Justice Holland received his undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College in 1969 and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1972. He received his LL.M. in judicial process from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1998.[5][6]
Career
Before joining the Delaware Supreme Court, Holland worked in private practice as a partner at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell.[5]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Dwight D. Opperman Award, 2011[7]
- A. Sherman Christensen Award, American Inn of Courts, 2007[8]
- Adjunct Professor Distinguished Service Award, Widener Law School, 2004
- Honorary Master of the Bench, Lincoln's Inn, 2004
- Herbert Haley Award, American Judicature Society, 2003
- Alumni Award of Merit, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, 2002
- Judge of the Year Award, National Child Support Enforcement Association, 1992[5]
Associations
- Former President, American Inns of Court Foundation
- Former Chair, American Judicature Society, Center for Judicial Ethics, National Advisory Committee
- Board of Directors, American Judicature Society
- Chair, American Bar Association, National Joint Committee on Lawyer Regulation
- State Judge Member, Federal Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules
- Member, American Law Institute
- Member, American Bar Association, Presidential Commission on Fair and Impartial Courts
- Member, American Bar Association, Appellate Judges Conference, Executive committee
- Member, American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Client Protection
- Member, American Bar Association, Judicial Division, Ethics and Professionalism Committee[5]
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Holland received a campaign finance score of 0.67, indicating a conservative ideological leaning. This was more conservative than the average score of -0.35 that justices received in Delaware.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[9]
See also
External links
- Delaware Supreme Court
- American Inns of Court, The Honorable Randy J. Holland
- Delaware Online, "Delaware courts: Justices overturn murder conviction," April 2, 2010
- Wolf, Haldenstein, Adler, Freeman & Herz, "Del. High Court Seeks Input on AIG Claims Against PwC," March 8, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Delaware Press Release "Markell Announces Two Judicial Nominations," February 23, 2011
- ↑ Justice Randy Holland
- ↑ Governor Markell Press Release "Markell Congratulates Holland on Confirmation to Historic Third Term," March 24, 2011
- ↑ Delaware State News, "Longtime state Supreme Court Justice Randy Holland announces retirement," February 9, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Delaware Courts, "Justice Randy J. Holland," accessed February 10, 2017
- ↑ Widener Law, Randy J. Holland
- ↑ WGMD News, "Supreme Court Justice Randy Holland Receives National Award," March 17, 2011
- ↑ American Inn of Courts, A. Sherman Christensen Award
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Delaware • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Delaware
State courts:
Delaware Supreme Court • Superior Court of Delaware • Delaware Court of Chancery • Delaware Family Court • Delaware Court of Common Pleas • Delaware Justice of the Peace Courts • Delaware Alderman's Courts
State resources:
Courts in Delaware • Delaware judicial elections • Judicial selection in Delaware
