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Jerome A. Holmes

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006

Jerome A. Holmes , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The Senate voted 67–30 on the nomination on Jul 25, 2006 (Nomination Confirmed). Jerome A. Holmes (born November 18, 1961) is an American lawyer serving as the Chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He is the first African American to serve on the Tenth Circuit.

Senate votes: 1

Senate confirmation votes

United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit
109th Congress · Nomination Confirmed67–30 · Jul 25, 2006

Education

Wake Forest UniversityB.A., 1983
Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D., 1988
Harvard UniversityM.P.A., 2000

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Wayne E. Alley, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, 1988-1990; Law clerk, Hon. William J. Holloway, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1990-1991; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1991-1994; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Oklahoma, 1994-2005; Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2005-2006; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2022-present

Biography

Jerome A. Holmes (born November 18, 1961) is an American lawyer serving as the Chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He is the first African American to serve on the Tenth Circuit.

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