John W. Holland

John Warthen Holland (September 30, 1883 – November 15, 1969) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

John W. Holland
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
In office
July 1, 1955 – November 14, 1969
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
In office
1950–1955
Preceded byLouie Willard Strum
Succeeded byWilliam J. Barker
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
In office
June 1, 1936 – July 1, 1955
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byHalsted L. Ritter
Succeeded byJoseph Patrick Lieb
Personal details
Born
John Warthen Holland

(1883-09-30)September 30, 1883
Jackson, Tennessee
DiedNovember 15, 1969(1969-11-15) (aged 86)
Coral Gables, Florida
EducationUnion University (B.A.)
Vanderbilt University Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Jackson, Tennessee, Holland received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southwestern Baptist University (now Union University) in 1904. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1906. He was in private practice of law in Jackson from 1906 to 1910. He was in private practice of law in Jacksonville, Florida from 1910 to 1933. He was a city attorney of Jacksonville in 1929. He was United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida from 1933 to 1936.[1]

Federal judicial service

Holland was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 26, 1936, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida vacated by Judge Halsted L. Ritter. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 30, 1936, and received his commission on June 1, 1936. He served as Chief Judge from 1950 to 1955. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1955. His service was terminated on November 14, 1969, due to his death in Coral Gables, Florida.[1]

References
  1. John Warthen Holland at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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