Who appointed Victor Baynard Woolley?

President Woodrow Wilson appointed Victor Baynard Woolley to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1914.

Was Victor Baynard Woolley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Victor Baynard Woolley was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Victor Baynard Woolley's confirmation vote?

Victor Baynard Woolley was confirmed by voice vote on August 12, 1914. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Third Circuit / Appointed 1914 / Served to 1945

Victor Baynard Woolley

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

Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 and confirmed by voice vote, Victor Baynard Woolley was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1867–1945
Appointed by: Woodrow Wilson, 1914
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Delaware College (now of Delaware) 1885
Succeeded: George Gray
Succeeded by: Albert Branson Maris

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1914	Third Circuit succeeded George Gray	Wilson (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

Harvard Law School
Delaware College (now University of Delaware)	B.S.	1885
Read law		1890

Judicial Record

In our data, Woolley authored 2 published opinions for the court (1929–1933). Most cited: City of Newark v. Mills (9 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
1929	City of Newark v. Mills	35 F.2d 110	9
1933	Flershem v. National Radiator Corporation	64 F.2d 847	3

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Victor Baynard Woolley?: President Woodrow Wilson appointed Victor Baynard Woolley to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1914.
Was Victor Baynard Woolley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Victor Baynard Woolley was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Victor Baynard Woolley's confirmation vote?: Victor Baynard Woolley was confirmed by voice vote on August 12, 1914. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Victor Baynard Woolley on?: Victor Baynard Woolley was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

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