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James Stuart Holden

James Stuart Holden

Vermont District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Born 1914 in Bennington, VT

Died 1996 in Longwood, FL

FJC ID: 1070

James Stuart Holden (January 29, 1914 – November 18, 1996) was an American attorney and judge. He served as an associate justice and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and later as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Vermont Supreme Court
    Justice · 1956–1972
    • ↳chief justice · 1963–1972
  2. Vermont Superior Court
    Judge · 1949–1956
  3. Public Service Commission, State of Vermont
    Chairman · 1948–1949
  4. Private practice, Bennington, Vermont
    1938–1941, 1945–1948
  5. Bennington County, Vermont
    State's attorney · 1947–1948
  6. Infantry
    Infantry
    U.S. Army major · 1941–1945

Appointments

  1. Vermont District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of VermontChief Judge
    1971–1996 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
    Term ended: Death
  2. Supreme Court of Vermont
    1956–1972
    Term ended: other_pos

Education

  1. Dartmouth College
    ba
  2. Albany Law School
    jd
  3. Albany Law School
    LL.B. · 1938
  4. Dartmouth College
    A.B. · 1935