Who appointed Jerome A. Holmes?

President George W. Bush appointed Jerome A. Holmes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in 2006.

Was Jerome A. Holmes appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Jerome A. Holmes was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Jerome A. Holmes's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Jerome A. Holmes 67–30 on July 25, 2006.

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Jerome A. Holmes

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by the Senate 67–30, Jerome A. Holmes is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1988. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1961 · age 65
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2006
Confirmed: 67–30
Education: Wake Forest 1983 · Georgetown Law Center 1988
Succeeded: Stephanie Kulp Seymour

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2006	Tenth Circuit succeeded Stephanie Kulp Seymour	G.W. Bush (R)	67–30

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 67–30 on July 25, 2006 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 213. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 67

12 D, 54 R, 1 I

Voted against · 30

30 D

Did not vote · 3

2 D, 1 R

Education

Wake Forest University	B.A.	1983
Georgetown University Law Center	J.D.	1988
Harvard University	M.P.A.	2000

Judicial Record

In our data, Holmes authored 1 published opinion for the court (2011). Most cited: Marcus Food Co. v. DiPanfilo (138 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2011	Marcus Food Co. v. DiPanfilo	671 F.3d 1159	138

Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 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 Jerome A. Holmes?: President George W. Bush appointed Jerome A. Holmes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in 2006.
Was Jerome A. Holmes appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Jerome A. Holmes was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Jerome A. Holmes's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Jerome A. Holmes 67–30 on July 25, 2006.
Which court is Jerome A. Holmes on?: Jerome A. Holmes is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Sources

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20 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).