Background
Holt,, Ivan Lee was born on May 4, 1913 in Marshall, Missouri, United States. Son of Ivan Lee and Leland (Burks) Holt.
Holt,, Ivan Lee was born on May 4, 1913 in Marshall, Missouri, United States. Son of Ivan Lee and Leland (Burks) Holt.
Student, Princeton University, 1934. Bachelor of Arts Chicago, 1935. Juris Doctor, University Chicago, 1937.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, McKendree College, 1962. Doctor of Civil Law (honorary), Central Methodist College, 1983.
Associate Marion C. Early, St. Louis, 1937-1940. Assistant circuit attorney City of St. Louis, 1940-1942. Assistant professor law Washington University Law School, St. Louis, 1947-1948.
Associate Jones, Hocker, Gladney & Grand, 1948-1949. Judge 22d Circuit Missouri, 1949-1983. Special judge Supreme Court Missouri, Missouri Court Appeals Eastern District.
Member faculty National College State Trial Judges, 1967-1970. Member council judges National Council on Crime and Delinquency, 1953-1974, executive committee, 1970-1973, chairman, 1973-1974. Missouri delegate National Conference State Trial Judges, 1967-1970.
Member Missouri Commission on Retirement, Removal and Discipline, 1972-1982. Member visiting committee Law School, University Chicago, 1975-1978. Member American Judicature Society, 1952-1983, director, 1962-1964.
The separation of church and state has guaranteed the diversity of religious expressions and the freedom to worship God according to each person’s conscience. However, separation of church and state permit interaction.
The supportive small group inside the Church is the most powerful tool for people to feel that they belong and also to learn and grow.
Board directors Barnes Hospital, 1951-1989, Goodwill Industries, 1952-1982, Missouri History Society, 1972-1978. Board directors Methodist Children's Home Missouri, 1948-1974, president, 1952-1962. Served from lieutenant (junior grade) to Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.
Member American Bar Association (council section judicial administration 1955-1962, chairman judicial administration 1962-1963, house of deals 1963-1966, member special committees standards criminal justice and standards judicial conduct), St. Louis Bar Association (Distinguished Judicial and Public Service award 1963), Missouri Bar, Lawyers Association St. Louis (life), American Law Institute (life), Law Library Association (member board 1962-1972, president 1972-1982), Sons of the Revolution, Sons Confederate Vets, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: University (St. Louis), Pike County Country. Lodge: Masons.
Married Mary Edwards Depping, December 26, 1945. Children: Mary Diana Depping Hoxie, Janet Mildred Depping Resnik, Ivan Lee III. Married Rojena Joan Kabbaz, February 7, 1986.