Alexander Holtzoff Explained

Alexander Holtzoff
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Term Start:December 31, 1967
Term End:September 6, 1969
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Term Start1:September 28, 1945
Term End1:December 31, 1967
Appointer1:Harry S. Truman
Predecessor1:Bolitha James Laws
Successor1:John H. Pratt
Birth Name:Alexander Holtzoff
Birth Date:7 November 1886
Birth Place:Riga, Russia
Education:
Columbia Law School (LL.B.)

Alexander Holtzoff (November 7, 1886 – September 6, 1969) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Education and career

Born in New York City, Holtzoff received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Columbia University in 1908,[1] a Master of Arts degree from the same institution in 1909, and a Bachelor of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1911. He was in private practice in New York City from 1911 to 1924, excepting his service as a private in the United States Army in 1918. He was a special assistant to the Office of the Attorney General of the United States of the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., from 1924 to 1945, and was an executive assistant in that office in 1945.

Federal judicial service

Holtzoff was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on September 12, 1945, to an Associate Justice seat on the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia (Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from June 25, 1948) vacated by Judge Bolitha James Laws. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 24, 1945, and received his commission on September 28, 1945. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1967. His service terminated on September 6, 1969, due to his death.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development. Columbia College today. Columbia College (Columbia University). 1970–1971. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development. Columbia University Libraries.