Charles Edgar Woodward

Charles Edgar Woodward
Charles Edgar Woodward
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
	In office; March 2, 1929 – May 15, 1942
Appointed by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Adam C. Cliffe
Succeeded by	Elwyn Riley Shaw
Personal details
Born	Charles Edgar Woodward; December 1, 1876; New Salem, Pennsylvania
Died	May 15, 1942 (aged 65)
Education	Northwestern University; read law;

Charles Edgar Woodward (December 1, 1876 – May 15, 1942) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Education and career

Born in New Salem, Pennsylvania, Woodward attended Northwestern University and read law in 1899. He was in private practice in Ottawa, Illinois from 1899 to 1929, also serving as an assistant Attorney General of Illinois from 1905 to 1913, and President of the Illinois Constitutional Convention in 1920.[1]

Federal judicial service

On March 1, 1929, Woodward was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Judge Adam C. Cliffe. Woodward was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He served in that capacity until his death on May 15, 1942.[1]

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References

Charles Edgar Woodward at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Charles Edgar Woodward at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Adam C. Cliffe	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 1929–1942	Succeeded by Elwyn Riley Shaw

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[auto-1] Charles Edgar Woodward at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.