Eastern District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 1959 / Served to 1972

Harold Kenneth Wood

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959 and confirmed by voice vote, Harold Kenneth Wood was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1934. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, September 9, 1959

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Colgate 1927 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1934
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1959Eastern District of Pennsylvania · succeeded William Huntington KirkpatrickEisenhower (R)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

13 years on the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).