William Allen Woods

Judge William Allen Woods

Personal

Birthday:

5/16/1837

Birthplace:

near Farmington, TN

Date of Death:

6/29/1901

Place of Death:

Indianapolis, IN

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Goshen, Indiana, 1862-1867, 1870-1873
State representative, Indiana, 1867-1869
Judge, Indiana Circuit Court, Thirty-Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1874-1880
Judge, Indiana Supreme Court, 1881-1883

Education

Name of School:

Wabash College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1859

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1861

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Indiana

President Nominating:

Chester A. Arthur

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

01/07/1884

Termination Date:

03/21/1892

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit

Commission Date - Second:

03/17/1892

Termination Date - Second:

6/29/1901

Termination Reason - Second:

Death

Court Name - Third:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Court Name - Third:

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Third:

03/17/1892

Termination Date - Third:

6/29/1901

Termination Reason - Third:

Death