Who appointed Peter Woodbury?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Peter Woodbury to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1941.

Was Peter Woodbury appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Peter Woodbury was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Peter Woodbury's confirmation vote?

Peter Woodbury was confirmed by voice vote on February 18, 1941. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

First Circuit / Appointed 1941 / Served to 1970

Peter Woodbury

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 and confirmed by voice vote, Peter Woodbury was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1927. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1899–1970
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Harvard 1924 · Harvard Law School 1927
Succeeded: Scott Wilson
Succeeded by: Edward Matthew McEntee

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1941	First Circuit succeeded Scott Wilson	F.D. Roosevelt (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

Columbia Law School
Harvard University	B.S.	1924
Harvard Law School	LL.B.	1927

Judicial Record

In our data, Woodbury authored 1 published opinion for the court (1949). Most cited: R. I. Recreation Center, Inc. v. Ætna Casualty & Surety Co. (50 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1949	R. I. Recreation Center, Inc. v. Ætna Casualty & Surety Co.	177 F.2d 603	50

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Peter Woodbury?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Peter Woodbury to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1941.
Was Peter Woodbury appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Peter Woodbury was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Peter Woodbury's confirmation vote?: Peter Woodbury was confirmed by voice vote on February 18, 1941. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Peter Woodbury on?: Peter Woodbury was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Sources

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29 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).