Edwin Ruthven Holmes (October 1, 1878 – December 10, 1961) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 24, 1918, and received his commission the same day.
His service in the Northern District terminated on March 1, 1929, due to his reassignment.
His service in the Southern District terminated on April 6, 1936, due to his elevation to the Fifth Circuit.
[1] Holmes was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 23, 1935, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge Nathan Philemon Bryan.