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.
Alexander Holtzoff | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| In office December 31, 1967 – September 6, 1969 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| In office September 28, 1945 – December 31, 1967 | |
| Appointed by | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Bolitha James Laws |
| Succeeded by | John H. Pratt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Holtzoff November 7, 1886 Riga, Russia |
| Died | September 6, 1969 (aged 82) |
| Education | Columbia University (A.B., M.A.) Columbia Law School (LL.B.) |
Education and career
editBorn 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.[2]
Federal judicial service
editHoltzoff 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.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development; Columbia College (Columbia University) (1970–1971). Columbia College today. Columbia University Libraries. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development.
- ^ a b Alexander Holtzoff at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
edit- Alexander Holtzoff at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.