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Cale James Holder

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Cale James Holder served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Aug 6, 1954.

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Confirmed
Aug 6, 1954
Born
1912

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of IndianaDwight D. Eisenhower · Aug 6, 1954 – Aug 23, 1983

Education

  • Benjamin Harrison Law School (now Indiana University McKinney School of Law)LL.B., 1934
  • Indiana Law School (now Indiana University McKinney School of Law)J.D., 1938

Career

Private practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1934-1954; Deputy prosecutor, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Marion County [Indiana] Criminal Court, 1940-1942; U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1942-1946; Special attorney, Indiana State Personnel Board, 1946-1949; Deputy attorney general, State of Indiana, 1953

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