Paul K. Holmes III

Paul Kinloch Holmes III
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Incumbent
Assumed office February 8, 2011
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Robert T. Dawson
United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas
In office 1993–2001
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	J. Michael Fitzhugh
Succeeded by	Thomas C. Gean
Personal details
Born	November 10, 1951 (1951-11-10) (age 60) Newport, Arkansas
Alma mater	Westminster College (B.A.) University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D.)

Paul Kinloch Holmes III (born November 10, 1951) is an American lawyer, a former federal prosecutor and currently a District Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

Early life and education

Holmes was born in Newport, Arkansas on November 10, 1951.^[1] Holmes earned a bachelor's degree from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, in 1973 and a law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1978.^[2][3][4]

Professional career

From 1978 until 1993, Holmes worked in private legal practice in Fort Smith, Arkansas.^[3] From 1993 until 2001, Holmes was the United States Attorney in Fort Smith, for the Western District of Arkansas.^[3]

From 2001 until present, Holmes has worked in private legal practice in Fort Smith.^[3]

Nomination to federal district court

In February 2009, Holmes wrote Arkansas' two U.S. senators expressing his interest in becoming a United States district judge. In December 2009, Sens. Mark Pryor and Blanche Lincoln recommended Holmes to become a district judge.

On April 28, 2010, President Obama nominated Holmes to the seat on the Western District of Arkansas that was vacated when Judge Robert T. Dawson took senior status on August 14, 2009.^[5] Holmes' nomination lapsed at the end of 2010, and he was renominated by Obama on January 5, 2011. The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary voted to advance Holmes' nomination to the full United States Senate on February 3, 2011.^[5]

The United States Senate confirmed Holmes' nomination on February 7, 2011 by a vote of 95 ayes to 0 nays.^[6]

References

1. ^ "Paul K. Holmes, III - Lawyer Profile". Martindale. http://www.martindale.com/Paul-K-Holmes-III/63878-lawyer.htm. 
2. ^ "Pryor, Lincoln push for Holmes' confirmation as new federal judge". Magnolia Reporter. December 1, 2010. http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/regional_news/article_18c28888-fd99-11df-8bef-001cc4c03286.html. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} White House: Office of the Press Secretary (April 28, 2010). "President Obama Names Three to the United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-names-three-united-states-district-court. 
4. ^ The City Wire staff (December 16, 2009). "P.K. Holmes recommended for Western District Federal Judge". The City Wire. http://www.thecitywire.com/index.php?q=node/7352. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Tetreault, Steve (February 3, 2011). "Senate Committee Advances P.K. Holmes". Southwest Times Record. http://www.swtimes.com/news/article_67c2b348-2fbe-11e0-81a0-001cc4c03286.html. 
6. ^ http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm

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Name	Holmes, Paul K., Iii
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Date of birth	November 10, 1951
Place of birth	Newport, Arkansas
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