Alexander Holtzoff
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1945 and confirmed by voice vote, Alexander Holtzoff was an Associate Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1911. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1886–1969
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1945
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Columbia 1908 · Columbia Law School 1911
- Succeeded
- Bolitha James Laws
- Succeeded by
- John Helm Pratt
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | District of Columbia succeeded Bolitha James Laws | Truman (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Columbia University | A.B. | 1908 |
| Columbia University | M.A. | 1909 |
| Columbia Law School | LL.B. | 1911 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Holtzoff authored 230 published opinions for the court (1945–1969). Most cited: Shulman v. Washington Hospital Center (74 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Shulman v. Washington Hospital Center | 222 F. Supp. 59 | 74 |
| 1964 | Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad | 225 F. Supp. 11 | 60 |
| 1967 | Monsanto Company v. Kamp | 269 F. Supp. 818 | 45 |
| 1958 | United States v. Dickerson | 168 F. Supp. 899 | 42 |
| 1963 | Stottlemire v. Cawood | 213 F. Supp. 897 | 41 |
| 1947 | United States v. Robinson | 71 F. Supp. 9 | 38 |
| 1957 | United States v. Edwards | 152 F. Supp. 179 | 36 |
| 1948 | Peay v. Curtis Pub. Co. | 78 F. Supp. 305 | 36 |
| 1964 | United States Ex Rel. Brookfield Construction Co. v. Stewart | 234 F. Supp. 94 | 33 |
| 1960 | Trimble v. Stone | 187 F. Supp. 483 | 33 |
| 1952 | Hord v. National Homeopathic Hospital | 102 F. Supp. 792 | 32 |
| 1960 | Meeker v. Stuart | 188 F. Supp. 272 | 30 |
| 1966 | Gerace v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. | 264 F. Supp. 95 | 29 |
| 1963 | Graling v. Reilly | 214 F. Supp. 234 | 29 |
| 1957 | United States v. Knowles | 147 F. Supp. 19 | 29 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 230 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Alexander Holtzoff?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Alexander Holtzoff to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1945.
- Was Alexander Holtzoff appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Alexander Holtzoff was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Alexander Holtzoff's confirmation vote?
- Alexander Holtzoff was confirmed by voice vote on September 24, 1945. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Alexander Holtzoff on?
- Alexander Holtzoff was an Associate Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).