John A. Woodcock Jr.
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by voice vote, John A. Woodcock Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. He earned a law degree from University of Maine School of Law in 1976. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1950 · age 76
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2003
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Bowdoin College 1972 · University of Maine Law 1976
- Succeeded
- Gene Carter
- Succeeded by
- Lance Edward Walker
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | District of Maine succeeded Gene Carter | G.W. Bush (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
| Bowdoin College | B.A. | 1972 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | M.A. | 1973 |
| University of Maine School of Law | J.D. | 1976 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Woodcock was assigned 2,417 district-court cases (1990–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 195 days across 1,994 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 319 of Woodcock’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 273 were affirmed, 31 reversed or vacated, and 15 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.
In our data, Woodcock authored 434 published opinions for the court (2003–2012). Most cited: Gomes v. University of Maine System (37 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Gomes v. University of Maine System | 365 F. Supp. 2d 6 | 37 |
| 2005 | Everett J. Prescott, Inc. v. Ross | 383 F. Supp. 2d 180 | 33 |
| 2004 | Gomes v. University of Maine System | 304 F. Supp. 2d 117 | 32 |
| 2005 | Brown v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 402 F. Supp. 2d 303 | 30 |
| 2008 | United States v. Booker | 570 F. Supp. 2d 161 | 25 |
| 2007 | Demmons v. Tritch | 484 F. Supp. 2d 177 | 23 |
| 2011 | Johnson v. VCG Holding Corp. | 767 F. Supp. 2d 208 | 21 |
| 2011 | Blanco v. Bath Iron Works Corp. | 802 F. Supp. 2d 215 | 20 |
| 2008 | Animal Welfare Institute v. Martin | 588 F. Supp. 2d 70 | 20 |
| 2007 | Marcello v. Maine | 489 F. Supp. 2d 70 | 19 |
| 2004 | Doe v. Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 350 F. Supp. 2d 257 | 19 |
| 2010 | Osher v. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM | 703 F. Supp. 2d 51 | 18 |
| 2011 | Henderson v. Laser Spine Institute LLC | 815 F. Supp. 2d 353 | 16 |
| 2010 | OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED v. County Qwick Print, Inc. | 709 F. Supp. 2d 100 | 16 |
| 2010 | Carmichael v. Verso Paper, LLC | 679 F. Supp. 2d 109 | 16 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 434 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 John A. Woodcock Jr.?
- President George W. Bush appointed John A. Woodcock Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine in 2003.
- Was John A. Woodcock Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John A. Woodcock Jr. was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John A. Woodcock Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- John A. Woodcock Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on June 12, 2003. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is John A. Woodcock Jr. on?
- John A. Woodcock Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).