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Sven Erik Holmes
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma · 1994
Sven Erik Holmes , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Sven Erik Holmes is an American attorney and jurist who served as United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1994 to 2005. After leaving the Judiciary, Holmes became the Vice Chairman, Legal, Risk and Regulatory, and Chief Legal Officer for global accounting firm KPMG.
Education
- Oklahoma City University School of Law
- University of Oklahoma College of Business Administration
- Harvard UniversityB.A., 1973
- University of Virginia School of LawJ.D., 1980
- Georgetown University Law CenterLL.M., 1987
Career
Campaign coordinator, David Boren for Governor, Oklahoma, 1973-1975; Administrative assistant, Gov. David L. Boren, Oklahoma, 1975-1977; Law clerk, Hon. Thomas Brett, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1980-1981; Private practice, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1981-1983; Executive director, Democrats for the 80's, 1983-1985; Special tax counsel, U.S. Sen. David L. Boren ofOklahoma, 1985; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1985-1987, 1989-1994; General counsel/staff director, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, 1987-1989; Designated staff, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition, 1987; Club counsel, Baltimore Orioles baseball team, 1989
Biography
Sven Erik Holmes is an American attorney and jurist who served as United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1994 to 2005. After leaving the Judiciary, Holmes became the Vice Chairman, Legal, Risk and Regulatory, and Chief Legal Officer for global accounting firm KPMG.
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