James Leon Holmes (born March 31, 1951) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
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J[ames] Leon Holmes
Arkansas Eastern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Born 1951 in Hazen, AR
FJC ID: 3076
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Little Rock, Arkansas1983–1990, 1992–2004
Adjunct faculty · 2002- Thomas Aquinas CollegeTutor and professor · 1990–1992
- Arkansas Supreme CourtLaw clerk , Hon. Frank Holt · 1982–1983
- Political Science Department, University of ArkansasAdjunct faculty · 1983
Appointments
2004–2020 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Retirement
Education
- J.D. · 1982
- Duke UniversityPh.D. · 1979
- Northern Illinois UniversityM.A. · 1976
- Arkansas State UniversityB.A. · 1973