Holmes, Jerome A. Born 1961 in Washington, DC Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Nominated by George W. Bush on May 4, 2006, to a seat vacated by Stephanie K. Seymour. Confirmed by the Senate on July 25, 2006, and received commission on August 9, 2006. Education: Wake Forest University, B.A., 1983 Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1988 Harvard University, M.P.A., 2000 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Wayne E. Alley, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1988-1990 Law clerk, Hon. William J. Holloway, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1990-1991 Private practice, Washington, District of Columbia, 1991-1994 Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1994-2005 Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2005-2006