Holman, Ralph M. (Ralph Milo), 1914-2013
Dates
- Existence: 1914 - 2013
Biography
Ralph Milo Holman was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1914. He grew up on a farm in Molalla, Oregon. He attended the Northwestern College of Law, graduating in 1937. That same year, he and fellow Northwestern student Louise Oesch were married. After passing the bar exam in 1937, Holman practiced law in Portland, and also worked for the state treasurer’s office. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After his discharge in 1946, he joined the Butler, Jack, Beckett & Holman law firm in Oregon City, and became a partner in 1948. He served as a Clackamas County Circuit Court judge from 1950 to 1966, and as an Oregon Supreme Court justice from 1966 to 1980. He died in 2013.
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Oral history interview with Ralph M. Holman
Oral history interview with Ralph M. Holman conducted by Clark Hansen from February 19-27, 1998, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Holman was a lawyer, a judge on the Clackamas County Circuit Court, and a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court.