Edwin Ruthven Holmes

1878–1961 · Sidon, MS

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of MississippiJudgeWoodrow Wilson (Democratic)Oct 24, 1918Reassignment, Mar 1, 1929
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of MississippiJudgeWoodrow Wilson (Democratic)Oct 24, 1918Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Apr 6, 1936
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitJudgeFranklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)Mar 20, 1936Death, Dec 10, 1961

Education

  • University of Texas School of Law, LL.B.
  • Millsaps College, 1896
  • University of Mississippi, 1899

Professional Career

Private practice, Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1900-1918; Mayor, Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1904-1908

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Showing 100 of 2,341 opinions from 1930 to 1957

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