Edwin R. Holmes

For other people named Edwin Holmes, see Edwin Holmes (disambiguation).

Edwin R. Holmes
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office November 30, 1954 – December 10, 1961
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office March 20, 1936 – November 30, 1954
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Nathan Philemon Bryan
Succeeded by	Benjamin Franklin Cameron
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
In office October 24, 1918 – March 1, 1929
Appointed by	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Henry Clay Niles
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
In office October 24, 1918 – April 6, 1936
Appointed by	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Henry Clay Niles
Succeeded by	Sidney Carr Mize
Personal details
Born	Edwin Ruthven Holmes (1878-10-01)October 1, 1878 Sidon, Mississippi
Died	December 10, 1961(1961-12-10) (aged 83)
Education	Millsaps College University of Mississippi University of Texas School of Law (LLB)

Edwin Ruthven Holmes (October 1, 1878 – December 10, 1961) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

Education and career

Born in Sidon, Mississippi, Holmes graduated from Millsaps College in 1896 and from the University of Mississippi in 1899. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, and was in private practice of law in Yazoo City, Mississippi from 1900 to 1918. He was Mayor of Yazoo City from 1904 to 1908.

Federal judicial service

Holmes was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on October 17, 1918, to a joint seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi vacated by Judge Henry Clay Niles. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 24, 1918, and received his commission the same day. His service in the Northern District terminated on March 1, 1929, due to his reassignment. His service in the Southern District terminated on April 6, 1936, due to his elevation to the Fifth Circuit.

Holmes was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 23, 1935, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge Nathan Philemon Bryan. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 19, 1936, and received his commission on March 20, 1936. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1954. His service terminated on December 10, 1961, due to his death.

See also

• List of United States federal judges by longevity of service

Sources

• Edwin Ruthven Holmes at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.