Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff

Biography of Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Woodruff
• First Name: Lewis
• Middle Name: Bartholomew
• Date of Birth: June , 19 , 1809
• Place of Birth (POB): Litchfield , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Date of Death: September , 10 , 1875
• Place of Death (POD): Litchfield , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/08/1869
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 16 Stat. 44
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/08/1869
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 12/22/1869
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/22/1869
• Commission Date: 12/22/1869
• Date of Termination: 09/10/1875
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1830

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School
• Law Degree Year: 1832

Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New York City, 1832-1849, 1861-1868
• Judge, Court of Common Pleas of the City of New York, 1849-1855
• Justice, New York City Superior Court, 1856-1861
• Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1868-1869

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