William Judson Holloway Jr.

William Judson Holloway Jr. (June 23, 1923 – April 25, 2014) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

William Judson Holloway Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
In office May 31, 1992 – April 25, 2014
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
In office September 1984 – September 1991
Preceded by	Oliver Seth
Succeeded by	Monroe G. McKay
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
In office September 16, 1968 – May 31, 1992
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Seat established by 82 Stat. 184
Succeeded by	Robert Harlan Henry
Personal details
Born	June 23, 1923 Hugo, Oklahoma
Died	April 25, 2014 (aged 90) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Education	University of Oklahoma (AB) Harvard Law School (LLB)

Education and career

Born in Hugo, Oklahoma, Holloway was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1947 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1950. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1950 to 1951. He was an attorney in the General Litigation Section of the Claims Division of the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. from 1951 to 1952. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City from 1952 to 1968.[1]

Federal judicial service

Holloway was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 2, 1968, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, to a new seat created by 82 Stat. 184. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 13, 1968, and received his commission on September 16, 1968. He served as Chief Judge as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1984 to 1991.[1] He assumed senior status on May 31, 1992. His service terminated on April 25, 2014, due to his death of a respiratory ailment in Oklahoma City.[2]

Honor

The William J. Holloway Jr. United States Courthouse was named for him in 2016.[3]

Actor Ben Carlson plays Judge Holloway in the 2018 film On the Basis of Sex.

The Oklahoma City University Law Review published a memorial issue in honor of his death in 2014.

References

1. William Judson Holloway Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
2. Federal appeals judge Holloway dies in Oklahoma Archived 2014-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Ceremony Marks Naming Federal Courthouse in Oklahoma City for Circuit Judge William J. Holloway, Jr" (PDF). United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. February 1, 2016.

External links

• William Judson Holloway Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.