Gregory Howard Woods III
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013 and confirmed by voice vote, Gregory Howard Woods III is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1995. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1969 · age 57
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2013
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Williams College 1991 · Yale Law School 1995
- Succeeded
- Barbara S. Jones
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Southern District of New York succeeded Barbara S. Jones | Obama (D) | 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
| Williams College | B.A. | 1991 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 1995 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Woods was assigned 3,480 district-court cases (1985–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 139 days across 3,074 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 84 of Woods’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 67 were affirmed, 11 reversed or vacated, and 6 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Gregory Howard Woods III?
- President Barack Obama appointed Gregory Howard Woods III to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2013.
- Was Gregory Howard Woods III appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Gregory Howard Woods III was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Gregory Howard Woods III's confirmation vote?
- Gregory Howard Woods III was confirmed by voice vote on November 4, 2013. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Gregory Howard Woods III on?
- Gregory Howard Woods III is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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12 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).