William Judson Holloway Jr.

For the Governor of Oklahoma, see William J. Holloway.
William Holloway
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 McKay
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
In office
September 16, 1968  May 31, 1992
Appointed by Lyndon Johnson
Preceded by Seat established
Succeeded by Robert Henry
Personal details
Born William Judson Holloway Jr.
(1923-06-23)June 23, 1923
Hugo, Oklahoma, United States
Died April 25, 2014(2014-04-25) (aged 90)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Alma mater University of Oklahoma
Harvard University

William Judson Holloway Jr. (June 23, 1923 – April 25, 2014) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and former chief judge of that court. He assumed senior status on May 31, 1992 and died on April 25, 2014.

Early life and education

Born in Hugo, Oklahoma, Holloway was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He received an A.B. from the University of Oklahoma in 1947 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1950. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1950 to 1951. He was an Attorney, General Litigation Section, Claims Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. from 1951 to 1952. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1952 to 1968.

Judicial career

Holloway was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Holloway was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 2, 1968, 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 from 1984-1991. He assumed senior status on May 31, 1992. Holloway died of a respiratory ailment on April 25, 2014 in Oklahoma City.[1]

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Legal offices
New seat Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
1968–1992
Succeeded by
Robert Henry
Preceded by
Oliver Seth
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
1984–1991
Succeeded by
Monroe McKay
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