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Edwin Ruthven Holmes

Edwin Ruthven Holmes

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1878 in Sidon, MS

Died 1961

FJC ID: 1081

Edwin Ruthven Holmes (October 1, 1878 – December 10, 1961) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He was a lawyer in Yazoo City, Mississippi and served as mayor.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Yazoo City, Mississippi
    1900–1918
  2. Yazoo City, Mississippi
    Mayor · 1904–1908

Appointments

  1. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    1936–1961 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death
  2. Mississippi Northern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
    1918–1929 · Appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
    Term ended: Reassignment
  3. Mississippi Southern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
    1918–1936 · Appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

  1. University of Texas School of Law
    University of Texas School of Law
    LL.B.
  2. University of Mississippi
    1899
  3. Millsaps College
    1896