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Edwin Ruthven Holmes

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Edwin Ruthven Holmes served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Mar 19, 1936.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Mar 19, 1936
Born
1878

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of MississippiWoodrow Wilson · Oct 24, 1918 – Mar 1, 1929
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of MississippiWoodrow Wilson · Oct 24, 1918 – Apr 6, 1936
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Mar 19, 1936 – Dec 10, 1961

Education

  • University of Texas School of LawLL.B.
  • Millsaps College1896
  • University of Mississippi1899

Career

Private practice, Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1900-1918; Mayor, Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1904-1908

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