John W. Holland Explained

John W. Holland
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Term Start:July 1, 1955
Term End:November 14, 1969
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Term Start1:1950
Term End1:1955
Predecessor1:Louie Willard Strum
Successor1:William J. Barker
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Term Start2:June 1, 1936
Term End2:July 1, 1955
Appointer2:Franklin D. Roosevelt
Predecessor2:Halsted L. Ritter
Successor2:Joseph Patrick Lieb
Birth Name:John Warthen Holland
Birth Date:30 September 1883
Birth Place:Jackson, Tennessee
Death Place:Coral Gables, Florida
Education:Union University (B.A.)
Vanderbilt University Law School (LL.B.)

John Warthen Holland (September 30, 1883 – November 15, 1969) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Education and career

Born in Jackson, Tennessee, Holland received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southwestern Baptist University (now Union University) in 1904. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1906. He was in private practice of law in Jackson from 1906 to 1910. He was in private practice of law in Jacksonville, Florida from 1910 to 1933. He was a city attorney of Jacksonville in 1929. He was United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida from 1933 to 1936.

Federal judicial service

Holland was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 26, 1936, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida vacated by Judge Halsted L. Ritter. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 30, 1936, and received his commission on June 1, 1936. He served as Chief Judge from 1950 to 1955. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1955. His service was terminated on November 14, 1969, due to his death in Coral Gables, Florida.