Alexander Holtzoff

Alexander Holtzoff
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office December 31, 1967 – September 6, 1969
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office September 28, 1945 – December 31, 1967
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Bolitha James Laws
Succeeded by	John H. Pratt
Personal details
Born	Alexander Holtzoff (1886-11-07)November 7, 1886 New York City, New York
Died	September 6, 1969(1969-09-06) (aged 82)
Education	Columbia University (A.B., M.A.) Columbia Law School (LL.B.)

Alexander Holtzoff (November 7, 1886 – September 6, 1969) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Education and career

Born in New York City, New York, Holtzoff received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Columbia University in 1908, a Master of Arts degree from the same institution in 1909, and a Bachelor of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1911. He was in private practice in New York City from 1911 to 1924, excepting his service as a private in the United States Army in 1918. He was a special assistant to the Office of the Attorney General of the United States of the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., from 1924 to 1945, and was an executive assistant in that office in 1945.

Federal judicial service

Holtzoff was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on September 12, 1945, to an Associate Justice seat on the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia (Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from June 25, 1948) vacated by Judge Bolitha James Laws. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 24, 1945, and received his commission on September 28, 1945. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1967. His service terminated on September 6, 1969, due to his death.

Sources

• Alexander Holtzoff at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.