William Burnham Woods

Biography of William Burnham Woods

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Woods
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Burnham
• Date of Birth: August , 3 , 1824
• Place of Birth (POB): Newark , Ohio (US-OH, OH, 39, Ohio, Ohio O., Oh.)
• Date of Death: May , 14 , 1887
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Burnham Woods Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Fifth 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: 12/23/1880
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of William Burnham Woods

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
• Promoted by President: Rutherford B. Hayes ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/15/1880
• Seat vacated by: Strong , William
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/15/1880
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 12/20/1880
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/21/1880
• Commission Date: 12/21/1880
• Date of Termination: 05/14/1887
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

William Burnham Woods in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1845

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1847

William Burnham Woods Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Newark, Ohio, 1847-1862
• Mayor, Newark, Ohio, 1856-1857
• State representative, Ohio, 1857-1862; served as speaker and as minority leader
• U.S. Army major general, 76th Ohio Infantry, 1862-1866
• Private practice, Mobile, Alabama, 1866-1867
• Private practice and cotton planter, Montgomery, Alabama, 1867-1868
• Chancellor, Middle Chancery Division, Alabama, 1868-1869
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Fifth Circuit, January 10, 1881-May 14, 1887

Resources

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