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He graduated from Cambridge University School of Criminology in 1971.
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Holwell resigned from the bench on February 7, 2012. Born in New York, New York, Holwell received a Bachelor of Arts from Villanova University in 1967 and a Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law in 1970. Holwell also represented former New York governor George Pataki in a case that upheld the governor"s authority to remove a district attorney who opposed the death penalty.
On August 1, 2002, Holwell was nominated by President George West. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, vacated by Barrington Doctorate. Parker, Junior.
The initial nomination having not succeeded, Holwell was renominated for the position on January 7, 2003 and was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 17, 2003, after the White House and New York senator Charles Schumer resolved a long-running feud over the selection process for New York judges. Holwell received his commission on September 22, 2003.
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