The Honorable Randy J. Holland presently serves on the Delaware Supreme Court. He is the youngest person to serve on the Delaware Supreme Court, having been recommended to the Governor by a bipartisan merit selection committee. Prior to his appointment and confirmation in 1986, Justice Holland was in private practice as a partner at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell. In January 1999, he was reappointed and confirmed unanimously for a second twelve-year term.
Justice Holland graduated from Swarthmore College. He also graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, cum laude, where he received an award for legal ethics. Justice Holland received a Master of Laws in the Judicial Process from the University of Virginia Law School. He also received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Widener University School of Law.
Justice Holland is the past national President of the American Inns of Court Foundation. He was appointed by the ABA President to the Presidential Commission on Fair and Impartial State Courts in 2008. He chaired the national Advisory Committee to the American Judicature Society's Center for Judicial Ethics. He also chaired the American Bar Association National Joint Committee on Lawyer Regulation. Justice Holland is a member of the American Law Institute. He is an adjunct professor at several law schools. Justice Holland has received numerous awards, including the 1992 Judge of the Year Award from the National Child Support Enforcement Association, the 2002 Alumni Award of Merit from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, the 2003 American Judicature Society's Herbert Harley Award and the 2007 AIC Christensen Award. In 2004, he was elected to be an Honorary Master of the Bench by Lincoln's Inn in London. Chief Justices Rehnquist and Roberts appointed Justice Holland as the State Judge Member of the Federal Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules.
Justice Holland has published several books: Middle Temple Lawyers and the American Revolution, co-author (Thomson-West 2007); The Delaware Constitution: A Reference Guide (Greenwood Press 2002); Delaware Supreme Court: Golden Anniversary (2001), co-editor; and The Delaware Constitution of 1897 "“ The First One Hundred Years, co-editor. He has also published several law review articles, primarily dealing with judicial ethics and legal history. Justice Holland is co-editor of a law school casebook: Appellate Practice and Procedure (West 2005).