Hezekiah Holland | |
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 Hollandc. 2010 | |
| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
| Assumed office September 18, 2001 | |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
| In office 1989–1995 | |
| Preceded by | James Martin Fitzgerald |
| Succeeded by | James K. Singleton |
| Judge of theUnited 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 Beistline |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hezekiah Russel Holland 1936[1] |
| Children | As of 1984[update], 3, includingKy |
| Education | University of Michigan (BBA,LLB)[2] |
Hezekiah Russel Holland (born 1936) is an American lawyer who serves as aseniorUnited States district judge on theUnited States District Court for the District of Alaska.[1]
Born inPontiac, Michigan, Holland received a bachelor's degree from theUniversity of Michigan in 1958[1] and aBachelor of Laws from theUniversity of Michigan Law School in 1961.[1] He was alaw clerk toBuell A. Nesbett, chief justice of theAlaska Supreme Court, from 1961 to 1963. He was anAssistant United States Attorney of theAnchorage, Alaska division from 1963 to 1965. He then entered private practice at Stevens & Savage, the law firm of futureU.S. SenatorTed Stevens. Holland became a partner in the firm and its name was changed to Stevens, Savage, Holland, Reasor, and Erwin in 1967.[1][3] The firm became Stevens and Holland in 1968.[1] He was in private practice from 1968 to 1970. He was a partner at Holland and Thornton from 1970 to 1978.[1] The firm became Holland, Thornton and Trefry in 1978 and Holland and Thornton again later that year.[1] Holland remained there until he was appointed to the bench in 1984.[1][4]
As of 1984[update], he was married and had three children.[1]
On March 6, 1984, Holland was nominated by PresidentRonald Reagan to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of Alaska vacated by JudgeJames von der Heydt. Holland was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on March 26, 1984, and received his commission on July 16, 1984. He served as Chief Judge from 1989 to 1995, assumingsenior status on September 18, 2001.[4]
Holland serves as a visiting judge in the District of Arizona,[5] having first presided over a case in that court in 1993.[6] He has heard 835 cases in the District of Arizona.[7] Notable trials he handled were 2014'sUnited States v. Town ofColorado City, Ariz., et al., in which the local government was controlled by leaders from FLDS sect of Mormonism,[8][9] and consolidatedTheranos litigation (Toy v. Theranos, Inc., et al.)[10] from October 2016 until June 2020 when he requested it be reassigned.
Holland presided over thelitigation ensuing after theExxon Valdez disaster.
He was formerly (until June 2020)[11] the presiding judge in aclass action lawsuit againstTheranos founderElizabeth Holmes.[12]
Holland is a member of the Petroleum Club, a social organization that has many members associated with the oil industry.[13]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Alaska 1984–2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Alaska 1989–1995 | Succeeded by |
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