Hezekiah Russel Holland
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and confirmed by voice vote, Hezekiah Russel Holland is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1961. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1936 · age 90
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1984
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Michigan 1958 · University of Michigan Law School 1961
- Succeeded
- James Arnold von der Heydt
- Succeeded by
- Ralph R. Beistline
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | District of Alaska succeeded James Arnold von der Heydt | Reagan (R) | 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
| University of Michigan | B.B.A. | 1958 |
| University of Michigan Law School | LL.B. | 1961 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Holland was assigned 4,063 district-court cases (1977–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 323 days across 3,933 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 70 of Holland’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 60 were affirmed, 6 reversed or vacated, and 4 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Holland authored 42 published opinions for the court (1984–2005). Most cited: In Re the Exxon Valdez (20 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | In Re the Exxon Valdez | 296 F. Supp. 2d 1071 | 20 |
| 2001 | United States v. Saelee | 162 F. Supp. 2d 1097 | 19 |
| 1991 | MAPCO Alaska Petroleum, Inc. v. Central National Insurance Co. of Omaha | 795 F. Supp. 941 | 17 |
| 1990 | In Re Glacier Bay | 746 F. Supp. 1379 | 16 |
| 2002 | In Re Exxon Valdez | 236 F. Supp. 2d 1043 | 15 |
| 1991 | In Re the Exxon Valdez | 767 F. Supp. 1509 | 15 |
| 1989 | Bobby v. State of Alaska | 718 F. Supp. 764 | 8 |
| 1987 | Polley v. Ciba-Geigy Corp. | 658 F. Supp. 420 | 8 |
| 1985 | Jeppsen v. Wunnicke | 611 F. Supp. 78 | 8 |
| 2000 | Said v. Eddy | 87 F. Supp. 2d 937 | 7 |
| 1993 | Carriere v. Cominco Alaska, Inc. | 823 F. Supp. 680 | 7 |
| 1986 | Burnett v. Municipality of Anchorage | 634 F. Supp. 1029 | 7 |
| 1986 | United States v. Wright | 658 F. Supp. 1 | 7 |
| 1984 | National Labor Relations Board v. Gratrix (In Re Gratrix) | 72 B.R. 163 | 7 |
| 1993 | Martin v. National Bank of Alaska | 828 F. Supp. 1427 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 42 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 Hezekiah Russel Holland?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Hezekiah Russel Holland to the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska in 1984.
- Was Hezekiah Russel Holland appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Hezekiah Russel Holland was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Hezekiah Russel Holland's confirmation vote?
- Hezekiah Russel Holland was confirmed by voice vote on March 26, 1984. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Hezekiah Russel Holland on?
- Hezekiah Russel Holland is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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42 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).