William Harrison Holly
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934 and confirmed by voice vote, William Harrison Holly was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1869–1958
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1934
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- George Albert Carpenter
- Succeeded by
- Walter J. LaBuy
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Northern District of Illinois succeeded George Albert Carpenter | 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
| Read law | 1891 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Holly authored 22 published opinions for the court (1934–1949). Most cited: Martinez v. Fox Valley Bus Lines, Inc. (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Martinez v. Fox Valley Bus Lines, Inc. | 17 F. Supp. 576 | 20 |
| 1941 | United States v. Johns-Manville | 67 F. Supp. 291 | 16 |
| 1949 | Chicago, B. & QR Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission | 82 F. Supp. 368 | 15 |
| 1948 | Metropolitan Opera Ass'n v. Metropolitan Opera Ass'n of Chicago, Inc. | 81 F. Supp. 127 | 15 |
| 1940 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. Tung Corp. of America | 32 F. Supp. 371 | 15 |
| 1939 | In Re Utilities Power & Light Corporation | 29 F. Supp. 763 | 13 |
| 1939 | Hanauer Ex Rel. Wogahn v. Siegel | 29 F. Supp. 329 | 13 |
| 1937 | Affiliated Enterprises, Inc. v. Rock-Ola Mfg. Corp. | 23 F. Supp. 3 | 11 |
| 1936 | In Re Schach | 17 F. Supp. 437 | 10 |
| 1939 | Andrews v. Montgomery Ward & Co. | 30 F. Supp. 380 | 9 |
| 1939 | Universal Oil Products Co. v. Winkler-Koch Engineering Co. | 27 F. Supp. 161 | 9 |
| 1935 | In Re Bloom | 10 F. Supp. 806 | 9 |
| 1941 | Milk Wagon Drivers Union, Local 753 v. Associated Milk Dealers, Inc. | 42 F. Supp. 584 | 7 |
| 1938 | Securities and Exchange Commission v. Hoover | 25 F. Supp. 484 | 6 |
| 1949 | Lewyt Corporation v. Health-Mor | 84 F. Supp. 189 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 22 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 William Harrison Holly?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed William Harrison Holly to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1934.
- Was William Harrison Holly appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Harrison Holly was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Harrison Holly's confirmation vote?
- William Harrison Holly was confirmed by voice vote on February 20, 1934. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Harrison Holly on?
- William Harrison Holly was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
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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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).