Edwin Yates Webb (May 23, 1872 – February 7, 1955) was a Democratic United States representative from North Carolina and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 5/year
North Carolina Western District Court · 1919–1955
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Shelby, North Carolina1894–present
- U.S. representative from North Carolina1903–1919
- North CarolinaState senator · 1901
Appointments
1919–1955 · Appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- Wake Forest CollegeA.B. · 1893