James Stuart Holden
James Stuart Holden | |
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State's Attorney of Bennington County, Vermont | |
In office 1947–1948 | |
Preceded by | William T. Jerome Jr. |
Succeeded by | Waldo C. Holden |
Personal details | |
Born | Bennington, Vermont | January 29, 1914
Died | November 18, 1996 Longwood, Florida | (aged 82)
Resting place | Park Lawn Cemetery, Bennington, Vermont |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Helen Elizabeth Vetal (m. 1941) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Edward Henry Holden Mary Anstiss (Thayer) Holden |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College (A.B.) Albany Law School (LL.B.) |
Profession | Attorney |
James Stuart Holden (January 29, 1914 – November 18, 1996) was an American attorney and judge. He served as an associate justice and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and later as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
Early life
Born in Bennington, Vermont, Holden received an AB degree from Dartmouth College in 1935 and an LL.B. from Albany Law School in 1938. He was in private practice in Bennington from 1938 to 1941.
Military service
Holden was in the
Continued career
He returned to private practice in Bennington from 1945 to 1948, and was also
State judge
Holden was a judge of the Vermont Superior Court from 1949 to 1956, and then succeeded Paul A. Chase as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.[2] He served until 1963, when he succeeded Benjamin N. Hulburd as chief justice. He was succeeded by Harold C. Sylvester, and served as chief justice until 1972, when he was succeeded by Percival L. Shangraw.[1]
Federal judicial service
On November 11, 1971, Holden was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont vacated by Judge James L. Oakes. Holden was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 23, 1971, and received his commission on November 30, 1971. He served as Chief Judge from 1972 to 1983, assuming senior status on January 29, 1984. Holden served in that capacity until his death.
Death and burial
Holden died in Longwood, Florida on November 18, 1996.[1] He was buried at Park Lawn Cemetery in Bennington.[3]
References
- ^ a b c James Stuart Holden at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ James Stuart Holden at Find a Grave
External links
- James Stuart Holden at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- James Stuart Holden at Find a Grave