Edwin R. Holmes

Edwin R. Holmes
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office
November 30, 1954 – December 10, 1961
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office
March 20, 1936 – November 30, 1954
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byNathan Philemon Bryan
Succeeded byBenjamin Franklin Cameron
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
In office
October 24, 1918 – March 1, 1929
Appointed byWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byHenry Clay Niles
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
In office
October 24, 1918 – April 6, 1936
Appointed byWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byHenry Clay Niles
Succeeded bySidney Carr Mize
Personal details
BornEdwin Ruthven Holmes
(1878-10-01)October 1, 1878
DiedDecember 10, 1961(1961-12-10) (aged 83)
EducationMillsaps College
University of Mississippi
University of Texas School of Law (LLB)
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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.