James Stuart Holden
James Stuart Holden | |
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Bennington Banner, November 12, 1971 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont | |
| In office January 29, 1984 – November 18, 1996 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont | |
| In office 1972–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Joseph Leddy |
| Succeeded by | Albert Wheeler Coffrin |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont | |
| In office November 30, 1971 – January 29, 1984 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | James L. Oakes |
| Succeeded by | Franklin S. Billings Jr. |
| Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court | |
| In office 1963–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin N. Hulburd |
| Succeeded by | Percival L. Shangraw |
| Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court | |
| In office 1956–1963 | |
| Preceded by | Paul A. Chase |
| Succeeded by | Harold C. Sylvester |
| Judge of the Vermont Superior Court | |
| In office 1949–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Henry F. Black |
| Succeeded by | F. Ray Keyser Sr. |
| Chairman of the Vermont Public Service Commission | |
| In office 1948–1949 | |
| Preceded by | Paul A. Chase |
| Succeeded by | N. Henry Press |
| State's Attorney of Bennington County, Vermont | |
| In office 1947–1948 | |
| Preceded by | William T. Jerome Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Waldo C. Holden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 29, 1914 Bennington, Vermont, US |
| Died | November 18, 1996 (aged 82) Longwood, Florida, US |
| Resting place | Park Lawn Cemetery, Bennington, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Helen Elizabeth Vetal (m. 1941) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Edward Henry Holden Mary Anstiss (Thayer) Holden |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College (A.B.) Albany Law School (LL.B.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
James Stuart Holden (January 29, 1914 – November 18, 1996) was an American attorney and judge. He served as an associate justice and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and later as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.