Charles Edgar Woodward
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1929 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Edgar Woodward was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1876–1942
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1929
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Adam C. Cliffe
- Succeeded by
- Elwyn Riley Shaw
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Northern District of Illinois succeeded Adam C. Cliffe | Coolidge (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Northwestern University | ||
| Read law | 1899 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Woodward authored 11 published opinions for the court (1930–1942). Most cited: Chambers v. Cameron (23 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Chambers v. Cameron | 29 F. Supp. 742 | 23 |
| 1939 | United States v. Balaban | 26 F. Supp. 491 | 13 |
| 1939 | United States v. Borden Co. | 28 F. Supp. 177 | 12 |
| 1935 | In Re 2747 Milwaukee Ave. Bldg. Corporation | 12 F. Supp. 557 | 11 |
| 1932 | Capitol Taxicab Co. v. Cermak | 60 F.2d 608 | 11 |
| 1930 | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. Brown | 47 F.2d 265 | 9 |
| 1939 | In Re Chicago, G. W. R. | 29 F. Supp. 149 | 7 |
| 1942 | United States v. Apel | 44 F. Supp. 592 | 5 |
| 1940 | Fieldcrest Dairies, Inc. v. City of Chicago | 35 F. Supp. 451 | 5 |
| 1934 | In Re National Lock Co. | 9 F. Supp. 432 | 4 |
| 1937 | Christen v. New York Life Ins. Co. | 19 F. Supp. 440 | 2 |
Showing the 11 most-cited of 11 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Charles Edgar Woodward?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed Charles Edgar Woodward to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1929.
- Was Charles Edgar Woodward appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Edgar Woodward was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Edgar Woodward's confirmation vote?
- Charles Edgar Woodward was confirmed by voice vote on March 2, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Edgar Woodward on?
- Charles Edgar Woodward was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).