Hezekiah Russel Holland

Hezekiah Russel Holland (born September 18, 1936) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. Education and career Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Holland received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business in 1958 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School in 1961. He was a law clerk to Buell A. Nesbett, chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, from 1961 to 1963. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Anchorage, Alaska division from 1963 to 1965. He then entered private practice at Stevens & Savage, the law firm of future U.S. Senator Ted Stevens. Holland became a partner in the firm and its name was changed to Stevens, Savage & Holland. Holland was in private practice until 1984. Federal judicial service