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James Stuart Holden
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont · 1971
James Stuart Holden , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. James Stuart Holden (January 29, 1914 – November 18, 1996) was an American attorney and judge. He served as an associate justice and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and later as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
Education
- Dartmouth CollegeA.B., 1935
- Albany Law SchoolLL.B., 1938
Career
Private practice, Bennington, Vermont, 1938-1941, 1945-1948; U.S. Army major, Infantry, 1941-1945; State's attorney, Bennington County, Vermont, 1947-1948; Chairman, Public Service Commission, State of Vermont, 1948-1949; Judge, Vermont Superior Court, 1949-1956; Justice, Vermont Supreme Court, 1956-1972; chief justice, 1963-1972
Biography
James Stuart Holden (January 29, 1914 – November 18, 1996) was an American attorney and judge. He served as an associate justice and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and later as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
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