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John Warthen Holland

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

John Warthen Holland served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed May 30, 1936.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
May 30, 1936
Born
1883

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaFranklin D. Roosevelt · May 30, 1936 – Nov 14, 1969

Education

  • Southwestern Baptist University (now Union University, Jackson, Tennessee)B.A., 1904
  • Vanderbilt University Law SchoolLL.B., 1906

Career

Private practice, Jackson, Tennessee, 1906-1910; Private practice, Jacksonville, Florida, 1910-1933; City attorney, Jacksonville, Florida, 1929; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1933-1936

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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