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William Allen Woods

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1884–1892

William Allen Woods , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. William Allen Woods (May 16, 1837 – June 29, 1901) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit.

Education

  • Wabash CollegeA.B., 1859
  • Read law1861

Career

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

Biography

William Allen Woods (May 16, 1837 – June 29, 1901) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit.

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