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Justice Woods (other)
Justice Woods may refer to: United States Supreme Court * William Burnham Woods, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court Other United States courts * Andrew Salter Woods, associate justice of the List of justices of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, New Hampshire Supreme Court * Charles Albert Woods (1852–1925), justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina * Henry Woods (judge) (1918–2002), special associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court * Homer B. Woods, associate justice of the List of justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia * Samuel Woods (West Virginia politician), associate justice of the List of justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia * Thomas H. Woods, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi * William Allen Woods, associate justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana See also * Judge Woods (other) * Justice Woo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Burnham Woods
William Burnham Woods (August 3, 1824 – May 14, 1887) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge and an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court as well as an Ohio politician and soldier in the Civil War. Early life and education Woods was born on August 3, 1824, in Newark, Ohio. He was the older brother of Charles R. Woods, who also became a general in the Civil War. He attended college at Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) in Hudson, Ohio, before transferring to Yale University, from which he received an Artium Baccalaureus in 1845 with honors. Career After graduating he returned to Newark and read law by clerking for S. D. King, a prominent local lawyer. Woods was admitted to the bar in 1847. He entered the firm of his mentor, King, and became his partner. He practiced law with King in Newark, from 1847 to 1862. Woods, a loyal Democrat, was elected Mayor of Newark in 1856. He was next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
