Paul K. Holmes III

Paul Kinloch Holmes III (born November 10, 1951) is a senior United States district judge of 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. Holmes earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, in 1973 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1978.

Career From 1973 to 1974 he served as a management trainee for the United National Bank in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1974 he served as a campaign aide to David Pryor when he ran for Governor of Arkansas. 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. He received his commission on February 8, 2011. He served as Chief Judge on February 14, 2012, until February 14, 2019. Holmes assumed senior status on November 10, 2021, his 70th birthday.