William Judson Holloway Jr.
William Judson Holloway Jr. | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
In office May 31, 1992 – April 25, 2014 | |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
In office September 15, 1984 – September 16, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Oliver Seth |
Succeeded by | Monroe G. McKay |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
In office September 16, 1968 – May 31, 1992 | |
Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Seat established by 82 Stat. 184 |
Succeeded by | Robert Harlan Henry |
Personal details | |
Born | Hugo, Oklahoma | June 23, 1923
Died | April 25, 2014 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | (aged 90)
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Education | University of Oklahoma (AB) Harvard Law School (LLB) |
William Judson Holloway Jr. (June 23, 1923 – April 25, 2014) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Education and career
Born in
Federal judicial service
Holloway was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 2, 1968, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, to a new seat created by 82 Stat. 184. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 13, 1968, and received his commission on September 16, 1968.[1] He served as Chief Judge from September 15, 1984 to September 16, 1991.[2][3] He assumed senior status on May 31, 1992. His service terminated on April 25, 2014, due to his death of a respiratory ailment in Oklahoma City.[4]
Honor
The William J. Holloway Jr. United States Courthouse was named for him in 2016.[5]
Actor Ben Carlson plays Judge Holloway in the 2018 film On the Basis of Sex, about the life and early cases of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The Oklahoma City University Law Review published a memorial issue in honor of his death in 2014.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b William Judson Holloway Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "State Man Is Chief Appeals Court Judge". Tulsa World. September 21, 1984.
- ^ "Utahn to Rule Federal Appeals Court". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 18, 1991.
- ^ Federal appeals judge Holloway dies in Oklahoma Archived 2014-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ceremony Marks Naming Federal Courthouse in Oklahoma City for Circuit Judge William J. Holloway, Jr" (PDF). United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Volume 40 (2015)". Oklahoma City University School of Law. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
External links
- William Judson Holloway Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.