John Warthen Holland
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 and confirmed by voice vote, John Warthen Holland was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1906. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1883–1969
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Southwestern Baptist (now Union University, Jackson, Tennessee) 1904 · Vanderbilt Law School 1906
- Succeeded
- Halsted Lockwood Ritter
- Succeeded by
- Joseph Patrick Lieb
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Southern District of Florida succeeded Halsted Lockwood Ritter | F.D. Roosevelt (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
| Southwestern Baptist University (now Union University, Jackson, Tennessee) | B.A. | 1904 |
| Vanderbilt University Law School | LL.B. | 1906 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Holland authored 8 published opinions for the court (1941–1952). Most cited: Patterson v. American Nat. Red Cross (15 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Patterson v. American Nat. Red Cross | 101 F. Supp. 655 | 15 |
| 1941 | Esquire, Inc. v. Esquire Bar | 37 F. Supp. 875 | 15 |
| 1941 | Coryell v. Pilkington | 39 F. Supp. 142 | 13 |
| 1945 | In Re Demountable House Corporation | 58 F. Supp. 955 | 11 |
| 1952 | Glenn v. Compania Cubana De Aviacion, S. A. | 102 F. Supp. 631 | 7 |
| 1942 | Spurway v. Dyer | 48 F. Supp. 255 | 7 |
| 1942 | United States v. Fischer | 48 F. Supp. 7 | 7 |
| 1949 | Zaconick v. City of Hollywood | 85 F. Supp. 52 | 4 |
Showing the 8 most-cited of 8 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 John Warthen Holland?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed John Warthen Holland to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1936.
- Was John Warthen Holland appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Warthen Holland was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Warthen Holland's confirmation vote?
- John Warthen Holland was confirmed by voice vote on May 30, 1936. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Warthen Holland on?
- John Warthen Holland was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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33 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).