Who appointed William Burnham Woods?

President Rutherford B. Hayes appointed William Burnham Woods to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1880.

Was William Burnham Woods appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

William Burnham Woods was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was William Burnham Woods's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed William Burnham Woods 39–8 on December 21, 1880.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1880 / Served to 1887

William Burnham Woods

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880 and confirmed by the Senate 39–8, William Burnham Woods was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He previously served on the U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit. Sources ↓

Lived: 1824–1887
Appointed by: Rutherford B. Hayes, 1880
Confirmed: 39–8
Education: Yale College 1845
Succeeded: William Strong
Succeeded by: Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1869	U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit	Grant (R)	Voice vote
1880	Supreme Court succeeded William Strong	Hayes (R)	39–8

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

The Senate’s published per-senator roll-call records begin in 1989, so no senator-by-senator breakdown is available for this vote.

Education

Yale College	A.B.	1845
Read law		1847

Questions & answers

Who appointed William Burnham Woods?: President Rutherford B. Hayes appointed William Burnham Woods to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1880.
Was William Burnham Woods appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: William Burnham Woods was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was William Burnham Woods's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed William Burnham Woods 39–8 on December 21, 1880.
Which court was William Burnham Woods on?: William Burnham Woods was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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