Henry Woods
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, Henry Woods was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He earned a law degree from University of Arkansas School of Law in 1940. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1918–2002
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1980
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Arkansas 1938 · University of Arkansas Law 1940
- Succeeded by
- James Maxwell Moody
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Eastern District of Arkansas | Carter (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
| University of Arkansas | B.A. | 1938 |
| University of Arkansas School of Law | J.D. | 1940 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Woods was assigned 2,834 district-court cases (1980–2002). Median time from filing to termination: 246 days across 2,834 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.
In our data, Woods authored 120 published opinions for the court (1980–2001). Most cited: United States v. Vertac Chemical Corp. (35 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | United States v. Vertac Chemical Corp. | 489 F. Supp. 870 | 35 |
| 1984 | Little Rock School District v. Pulaski County Special School District No. 1 | 584 F. Supp. 328 | 23 |
| 1987 | United States v. Vertac Chemical Corp. | 671 F. Supp. 595 | 22 |
| 1992 | Hill v. Lockhart | 791 F. Supp. 1388 | 18 |
| 1983 | Collins v. Robinson | 568 F. Supp. 1464 | 17 |
| 1988 | Taggart & Taggart Seed, Inc. v. First Tennessee Bank National Ass'n | 684 F. Supp. 230 | 16 |
| 1981 | Premium Financing Specialists, Inc. v. Lindsey | 11 B.R. 135 | 16 |
| 1984 | United States v. Vertac Chemical Corp. | 588 F. Supp. 1294 | 14 |
| 1994 | Pickens v. Tucker | 851 F. Supp. 363 | 13 |
| 1983 | Price v. Young | 580 F. Supp. 1 | 13 |
| 1982 | Pickens v. Lockhart | 542 F. Supp. 585 | 13 |
| 1994 | Williams v. Burlington Northern Railroad | 849 F. Supp. 682 | 11 |
| 1987 | First Financial Savings & Loan v. Federal Savings & Loan Insurance | 651 F. Supp. 1289 | 11 |
| 1988 | Orndorff v. Lockhart | 707 F. Supp. 1062 | 10 |
| 1984 | Olin Water Services v. Midland Research Laboratories, Inc. | 596 F. Supp. 412 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 120 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 Henry Woods?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Henry Woods to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in 1980.
- Was Henry Woods appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Henry Woods was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Henry Woods's confirmation vote?
- Henry Woods was confirmed by voice vote on February 20, 1980. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Henry Woods on?
- Henry Woods was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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22 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).