H. Russel Holland

Hezekiah Russel Holland (born September 18, 1936), more commonly known as H. Russel Holland, is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.

H. Russel Holland
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
Incumbent
Assumed office September 18, 2001
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
In office 1989–1995
Preceded by	James Martin Fitzgerald
Succeeded by	James Keith Singleton Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
In office July 16, 1984 – September 18, 2001
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	James von der Heydt
Succeeded by	Ralph R. Beistline
Personal details
Born	Hezekiah Russel Holland (1936-09-18) September 18, 1936 Pontiac, Michigan
Education	University of Michigan (B.B.A.) University of Michigan Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Holland received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business in 1958 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School in 1961. He was a law clerk with Justice Buell A. Nesbett of the Supreme Court of Alaska in 1961. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Anchorage, Alaska division from 1963 to 1965, and was then in private practice in Anchorage until 1984.[1]

Federal judicial service

On March 6, 1984, Holland was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska vacated by Judge James von der Heydt. Holland was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 26, 1984, and received his commission on July 16, 1984. He served as Chief Judge from 1989 to 1995, assuming senior status on September 18, 2001.[1]

Notable cases

Holland presided over the litigation ensuing after the Exxon Valdez disaster.

He is currently (as of November 2019) presiding in the case of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.[2]

Association

Holland is a member of the Petroleum Club, a social organization that has many members associated with the oil industry.[3]

References

1. "Holland, H[ezekiah] Russel - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
2. https://www.reuters.com/article/cooley-theranos/judge-to-okay-cooley-lawyers-request-to-drop-client-elizabeth-holmes-idUSL2N27O00A
3. Hevesi, Dennis (25 April 1991). "Judge's Ties to Oil Industry Didn't Matter, Friends Say" – via NYTimes.com.

Sources

• Hezekiah Russel Holland at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by James von der Heydt	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska 1984–2001	Succeeded by Ralph R. Beistline
Preceded by James Martin Fitzgerald	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska 1989–1995	Succeeded by James Keith Singleton Jr.