U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1846 / Served to 1851
Levi Woodbury
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President James K. Polk in 1846 and confirmed by voice vote, Levi Woodbury was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, January 3, 1846
- Appointed by
- James K. Polk, 1846
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Joseph Story
- Succeeded by
- Benjamin Robbins Curtis
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1846 | Supreme Court · succeeded Joseph Story | Polk (D) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t available for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many earlier justices were confirmed by voice vote.
Education
| Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School | ||
| Dartmouth College | 1809 | |
| Read law | 1812 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1844 and 1851] by Mathew Brady's studio. (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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5 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).