Sven Erik Erik Holmes

Background

Holmes, Sven Erik was born on February 13, 1951 in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. Son of Clifford Newton and Ruth (Bradley) Holmes.

Education

AB, Harvard University, 1973; Juris Doctor, University of Virginia, 1980; Master of Laws, Georgetown University, 1987.

Career

He directs the office of general counsel, risk management, government affairs, security, and ethics and compliance programs. In 2009, Ethicsphere named him one of America's 100 most influential people in business ethics. In 2007, Accounting Today named him one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting." In 2014, National Law Journal named him "America's 50 Outstanding General Counsel."

Holmes served as the Chief District Judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1994 to 2005.

He was appointed by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 7, 1994. In 2001, Chief Justice William Rehnquist appointed him to the Budget Committee for the Judicial Conference of the United States, where he served as vice chair from 2004 to 2005. The Budget Committee consults with Judicial Conference committees to formulate and submit for approval by the Conference's annual budget.

It then presents the budget to the U.S. Congress. He resigned from the bench on March 13, 2005. He also taught constitutional law as an adjunct professor at the University of Tulsa College of Law from 1999 to 2005.

He serves on the Board of Trustees of St. Mary's College of Maryland, the Board of Directors of Equal Justice Works, and the Board of Trustees of Ford's Theatre. Holmes received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1973, J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1980, and LLM (Taxation) from Georgetown University Law Center in 1987. He served as a law clerk to United States District Judge Thomas R. Brett from 1980 to 1981.

Raised in Oklahoma, Holmes currently lives in Washington, D.C. They have two daughters.

Achievements

• Bar: Oklahoma 1980, District of Columbia 1985, United States District Court District of Columbia 1985, United States District Court (northern, eastern and western districts) Oklahoma 1985, United States Court Appeals (10th and Distric.cirs.) 1985, United States Tax Court 1985, United States Court Claims 1985, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1994.

Membership

He is also counsel to the board of directors and a member of the management committee.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, tennis.

Connections

Married Lois Romano, October 31, 1983. Children: Kristen Elizabeth Romano, Virginia Morgan Romano.

Father:

Clifford Newton Holmes

Mother:

Ruth (Bradley) Holmes

Spouse:

Lois Romano

child:

Virginia Morgan Romano Holmes

child:

Kristen Elizabeth Romano Holmes