The Oklahoma Bar Journal November 2022

F or Y our I nformation

JUDGE HOLMES NAMED CHIEF JUDGE Judge Jerome A. Holmes became Chief Judge of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 1. He was appointed to the 10th Circuit in 2006 by President George W. Bush. Judge Holmes received his bach elor’s degree from Wake Forest University and his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1988, where he was editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Immigration Law

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES Don’t forget the Oklahoma Bar Center will be closed Friday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. The bar center will also be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25, for Thanksgiving and Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 26-27, for Christmas.

Journal . Upon graduation, he served as a law clerk for Judge Wayne E. Alley of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and later for Judge William J. Holloway Jr. of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. After his clerkships, Judge Holmes served as an associate in private practice for a few years with a law firm in Washington, D.C., before returning to Oklahoma in 1994 as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. He served in several leadership roles in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including deputy chief of the Criminal Division. While serving as an assistant U.S. attorney, he took a leave of absence and earned a master’s in public administration from Harvard University’s John. F. Kennedy School of Government. In 2005, Judge Holmes returned to private practice, focusing on white-collar criminal defense, complex civil litigation and corporate law until his appointment to the bench in 2006. Since joining the bench, he has served several terms on the 10th Circuit’s Judicial Council. He is cur rently completing his term on the Judicial Conference of the United States’ Committee on Court Administration and Case Management. The 10th Circuit, with administrative headquarters in Denver, encom passes the states of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming. Judge Holmes will continue to work from his chambers in Oklahoma City. MEMBER DUES STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE In an effort to save money and cut down on the cost of printing and post age, the OBA Membership Department has posted member dues statements online in MyOKBar. As a follow-up, a paper statement will be mailed around the first of December to members who have not yet paid. Please help the OBA in this effort by paying your dues today! Members can pay their dues by credit card online at MyOKBar or by mailing a check to the OBA Dues Lockbox, P.O. Box 960101, Oklahoma City, OK 73196. Dues are due Monday, Jan. 2, 2023.

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