William Judson Holloway Jr.

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.

William Judson Holloway Jr.
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 byOliver Seth
Succeeded byMonroe G. McKay
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
In office
September 16, 1968 – May 31, 1992
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded bySeat established by 82 Stat. 184
Succeeded byRobert Harlan Henry
Personal details
Born(1923-06-23)June 23, 1923
Hugo, Oklahoma
DiedApril 25, 2014(2014-04-25) (aged 90)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Parent
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma (AB)
Harvard Law School (LLB)

Education and career

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Born in Hugo, Oklahoma, Holloway graduated from Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1941. He was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1943 to 1947 and became a first lieutenant. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1947 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1950. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1950 to 1951. He was an attorney in the General Litigation Section of the Claims Division of the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. from 1951 to 1952. He returned to private practice in Oklahoma City from 1952 to 1968.[1]

Federal judicial service

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b William Judson Holloway Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "State Man Is Chief Appeals Court Judge". Tulsa World. September 21, 1984.
  3. ^ "Utahn to Rule Federal Appeals Court". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 18, 1991.
  4. ^ Federal appeals judge Holloway dies in Oklahoma Archived 2014-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Volume 40 (2015)". Oklahoma City University School of Law. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 82 Stat. 184
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
1968–1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
1984–1991
Succeeded by