Background
Holt-Harris, Junior, John E. was born on February 10, 1917 in Stapleton, Staten Island, New York, United States.
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John E. Holt-Harris Jr.
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Bath Forum, Bath, England. Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1937. Bachelor of Laws, 1939.
Juris Doctor, 1969).
Career
Worked at DeGraff, Foy, Holt-Harris and Kunz, LLP (Albany, NY) specializing in Corporate Law, Probate Law, Constitutional Law. Admitted to the bar, 1939, New York. Recorders Court Judge, 1951-1978.
Member, Board of Directors, Albany Y.M.C.A., 1953-1961. Member and Chairman, Board of Directors of Albany Project Strive, 1960-1989. Member, Board of Education, City of Albany, 1952-1972.
Member, Board of Trustees, 1952-1986 and President, 1986, Albany Public Library. Member, Board of Trustees, Albany Academy For Boys, 1952-1970. Member, Board of Trustees, Albany Medical Center, Hospital, 1952-1970.
Member, New York State Board of Law Examiners, 1969-1986, Legal Assistant, 1958-1969. Chairman, New York State Board of Law Examiners, 1986. President, Federation of the Bar, Third Judicial District, 1962-1963.
Member: Board of Trustees, Cornell Law Association, 1973-1975. Advisory Council, Cornell Law School, 1975-1981. Member, Board of Managers, National Conference of Bar Examiners, 1977-1981.
Vice Chairman, 1981-1982, Chairman Elect, 1982-1983. Chairman, 1983-1984; Immediate Past-Chairman, 1984-1985. Member, Test Drafting Committee, Multi-State Professional Responsibility Examination, 1980.
National Reviewer Multi-State Professional Responsibility Examination, 1995. Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of Albany, 1979. Bishops Advisory Committee, Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, 1993.
President, Board of Governors, St. Agnes School, 1958-1968. New York State Delegate to American Bar Association, National Conference of Special Court Judges, 1980. New York State Delegate to American Bar Association Conference on Judicial Discipline, 1982.
Adjunct Lecturer, Albany Law School of Union University, 1955-1965. Member, National Conference of Special Court Judges, 1960. Chairman, Judicial Convention, Third Judicial District, 1982-1984.
Member, Chief Justices Coordinating Council on Lawyer Competency, 1983. Member, Judicial Selection Committee, Third Department, Third District, 1992. Chairman, City of Albany Strategic Planning Committee, 1983.
Chairman, Committee on Ethical Standards and Conduct of Officers and Employees of City of Albany, 1987. Chairman, The Administrative Boards Committee to Regularize Bar Admission Procedures, 1988. Gubernatorial Appointee to Council of State University of New York at Albany, 1989.
Member, Commission to Revise the Charter of the County of Albany, New York, 1992. Gubernatorial Appointment as Chairman of Council of State University at Albany with advice and consent of New York State Senate, 1990. Member, Executive Committee of State University at Albany Electronic Library Development Task Force, 1992.
Member, Executive Committee, State University at Albany Foundation, 1991. Trustee, Dora Lott Donohue Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1962. Member: Albany County (President, 1955), New York State and American (Member: Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
Judicial Administration. Law School Site Evaluation Committee, 1982) Bar Associations. American Judicature Society.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Military: Officer, United States. Navy, 1941-1945.
Membership
Member, Board of Directors, Albany Y.M.C.A., 1953-1961. Member and Chairman, Board of Directors of Albany Project Strive, 1960-1989. Member, Board of Education, City of Albany, 1952-1972.
Member, Board of Trustees, 1952-1986 and President, 1986, Albany Public Library. Member, Board of Trustees, Albany Academy For Boys, 1952-1970. Member, Board of Trustees, Albany Medical Center, Hospital, 1952-1970.
Member, New York State Board of Law Examiners, 1969-1986, Legal Assistant, 1958-1969. Chairman, New York State Board of Law Examiners, 1986. President, Federation of the Bar, Third Judicial District, 1962-1963.
Member: Board of Trustees, Cornell Law Association, 1973-1975. Advisory Council, Cornell Law School, 1975-1981. Member, Board of Managers, National Conference of Bar Examiners, 1977-1981.
Vice Chairman, 1981-1982, Chairman Elect, 1982-1983. Chairman, 1983-1984; Immediate Past-Chairman, 1984-1985. Member, Test Drafting Committee, Multi-State Professional Responsibility Examination, 1980.
National Reviewer Multi-State Professional Responsibility Examination, 1995. Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of Albany, 1979. Bishops Advisory Committee, Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, 1993.
President, Board of Governors, St. Agnes School, 1958-1968. New York State Delegate to American Bar Association, National Conference of Special Court Judges, 1980. New York State Delegate to American Bar Association Conference on Judicial Discipline, 1982.
Adjunct Lecturer, Albany Law School of Union University, 1955-1965. Member, National Conference of Special Court Judges, 1960. Chairman, Judicial Convention, Third Judicial District, 1982-1984.
Member, Chief Justices Coordinating Council on Lawyer Competency, 1983. Member, Judicial Selection Committee, Third Department, Third District, 1992. Chairman, City of Albany Strategic Planning Committee, 1983.
Chairman, Committee on Ethical Standards and Conduct of Officers and Employees of City of Albany, 1987. Chairman, The Administrative Boards Committee to Regularize Bar Admission Procedures, 1988. Gubernatorial Appointee to Council of State University of New York at Albany, 1989.
Member, Commission to Revise the Charter of the County of Albany, New York, 1992. Gubernatorial Appointment as Chairman of Council of State University at Albany with advice and consent of New York State Senate, 1990. Member, Executive Committee of State University at Albany Electronic Library Development Task Force, 1992.
Member, Executive Committee, State University at Albany Foundation, 1991. Trustee, Dora Lott Donohue Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1962. Member: Albany County (President, 1955), New York State and American (Member: Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
Judicial Administration. Law School Site Evaluation Committee, 1982) Bar Associations. American Judicature Society.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Military: Officer, United States. Navy, 1941-1945.
