James Buchanan Holland

Who was James Buchanan Holland?

James Buchanan Holland was a United States federal judge.

Born in Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania, Holland read law to enter the bar in 1887. He was a Clerk of county commissioners, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, from 1882 to 1887. He was in private practice in Montgomery County from 1887 to 1904. He was a Solicitor in Montgomery County from 1887 to 1893 and District Attorney of Montgomery County from 1893 to 1896. He was in the United States Navy from 1898 to 1900. He was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1900 to 1904.

Holland was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Holland was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on April 14, 1904, to a new seat created by 33 Stat. 155. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 19, 1904, and received his commission the same day. Holland served in that capacity until April 24, 1914, due to his death.

He died in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.