William Burnham Woods
1824–1887 · Newark, OH
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit | Judge | Ulysses Grant (Republican) | Dec 22, 1869 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Dec 23, 1880 |
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) | Dec 21, 1880 | Death, May 14, 1887 |
Education
- Yale College, A.B., 1845
- Read law, 1847
Professional Career
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
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 147 opinions from 1881 to 1886
- Hunt v. Oliver 1886
- Hartranft v. Du Pont 1886
- United States v. Central Pacific Railroad 1886
- Conley v. Nailor 1886
- United States v. Landram 1886
- Landram v. United States 1886
- Jackson v. Lawrence 1886
- Cantrell v. Wallick 1886
- Yale Lock Manufacturing Co. v. Greenleaf 1886
- Burnes v. Scott 1886
- Central Pacific Railroad v. United States 1886
- Graffam v. Burgess 1886
- Higgins v. McCrea 1886
- Patch v. White 1886
- Shepard v. Carrigan 1886
- Ming v. Woolfolk 1886
- Dunphy v. Ryan 1886
- Hunt v. United States 1886
- Hunt v. United States 1886
- Kings County Savings Institution v. Blair 1886
- Call v. Palmer 1885
- United States v. Mooney 1885
- Baltzer v. Raleigh & Augusta Railroad 1885
- Traer v. Clews 1885
- Sargent v. Helton 1885
- Pope v. Allis 1885
- Henderson v. Wadsworth 1885
- PHILIPPI v. PHILIPPE & Others 1885
- New Orleans, Spanish Fort & Lake Railroad v. Delamore 1885
- Sturges v. Carter 1885
- Smith v. Woolfolk 1885
- Philippi v. Philippe 1885
- Western Electric Manufacturing Co. v. Ansonia Brass & Copper Co. 1885
- Cavender v. Cavender 1885
- Bissell v. Foss 1885
- Stephenson v. Brooklyn Cross-Town Railroad 1885
- Xenia Bank v. Stewart 1885
- Blake v. San Francisco 1885
- Brown v. United States 1885
- Pearce v. Ham 1885
- Brown v. United States 1885
- Thornley v. United States 1885
- Fussell v. Gregg 1885
- Thornley v. United States 1885
- Voss v. Fisher 1885
- Steele v. United States 1885
- Steele ex rel. Corn Exchange Bank v. United States 1885
- Findlay v. McAllister 1885
- Martinton v. Fairbanks 1885
- Rowell v. Lindsay 1885
- Carter v. Carusi 1884
- Morris v. McMillin 1884
- Wilson v. Arrick 1884
- Brown, Adm'x, Etc. v. United States 1884
- PEARCE & Another v. HAM 1884
- Gibbs & Sterrett Manufacturing Co. v. Brucker 1884
- Phillips v. Detroit 1884
- Hornbuckle v. Stafford 1884
- Teal v. Walker 1884
- Rosenthal v. Walker 1884
- McMurray v. Mallory 1884
- Washer v. Bullitt County 1884
- Killian v. Ebbinghaus 1884
- Taylor v. Davis' Administratrix 1884
- American File Co. v. Garrett 1884
- Quebec Bank of Toronto v. Hellman 1884
- White v. Crow 1884
- Hilton v. Merritt 1884
- Sherman County v. Simons 1884
- Townsend v. Little 1883
- Smith v. McNeal 1883
- Flash v. Conn 1883
- United States Ex Rel. Wilson v. Walker 1883
- Meath v. Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners 1883
- New Orleans National Banking Ass'n v. Adams 1883
- United States v. Fisher 1883
- United States v. Mitchell 1883
- United States v. Mitchell 1883
- King v. Gallun 1883
- Fowler v. Thompson 1883
- Merriam v. United States 1883
- Perry v. Horn 1883
- Manning v. Cape Ann Isinglass & Glue Co. 1883
- Scruggs v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad 1883
- Slawson v. Grand Street Railroad 1883
- Merriam v. United States 1883
- United States v. Britton 1883
- Missionary Society v. Dalles 1883
- Jaffray v. McGehee 1883
- Wiggins Ferry Co. v. East St. Louis 1883
- Antoni v. Greenhow 1883
- United States v. Teller 1883
- Albright v. Teas 1883
- United States v. Harris 1883
- Red Rock v. Henry 1883
- United States v. Britton 1883
- United States v. Lee 1882
- Richardson v. Hardwick 1882
- United States v. Abatoir Place 1882
- Jessup v. United States 1882