Peter Woodbury
Peter Woodbury (1899-1970) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. He joined the court in 1941 after an appointment from Franklin Delano Roosevelt. At the time of appointment, he served on the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He served as chief judge from 1959-1964 before retiring on December 31, 1964. He served until his death in 1970.[1]
Early life and education
- Columbia University Law School
- Harvard University, B.S., 1924
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1927[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army Private First Class, 27th Army Division, 1918-1919
- Private practice, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1927-1928
- Selectman, Bedford, New Hampshire, 1928-1931
- Justice, Bedford Municipal Court, New Hampshire, 1928-1932
- Associate justice, New Hampshire Superior Court, 1932-1933
- Associate justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court, 1933-1941[1]
Judicial career
First Circuit
Woodbury was nominated to the First Circuit by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 31, 1941, to a seat vacated by Scott Wilson; he was confirmed by the Senate on February 18, 1941, and received commission on February 25. He served as chief judge from 1959 until he assumed senior status on December 31, 1964. He served until his death on November 17, 1970. His vacancy was filled by Edward McEntee.[1]
See also
External links
- Biography at the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Scott Wilson |
First Circuit 1941–1970 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Edward McEntee
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: David Barron • Gustavo Gelpí • Lara Montecalvo • Julie Rikelman • Seth Aframe | ||
| Senior judges |
Levin Hicks Campbell • Jeffrey R. Howard • Kermit Lipez • Sandra Lea Lynch • O. Rogeriee Thompson • William Kayatta • | ||
| Former judges | Stephen Breyer • David Souter • Norman Stahl • Bruce Marshall Selya • Michael Boudin • Juan Torruella • Hugh Bownes • Benjamin Bourne • John A. Lowell • Jeremiah Smith • John Lowell (federal judge, 1865-1884) • George Foster Shepley • LeBaron Bradford Colt • William LeBaron Putnam • Francis Cabot Lowell • Frederic Dodge • James Madison Morton • William Schofield • George Weston Anderson • George Hutchins Bingham • Charles Fletcher Johnson • Scott Wilson (Maine) • John Christopher Mahoney • Calvert Magruder • Bailey Aldrich • John Patrick Hartigan • Frank Coffin • Edward McEntee • Peter Woodbury • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Stephen Breyer • Levin Hicks Campbell • Jeffrey R. Howard • Michael Boudin • Juan Torruella • Sandra Lea Lynch • Calvert Magruder • Bailey Aldrich • Frank Coffin • Peter Woodbury • | ||
