Victor Baynard Woolley (March 29, 1867 – February 22, 1945) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Victor Baynard Woolley
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Born 1867 in Wilmington, DE
Died 1945 in Wilmington, DE
FJC ID: 2653
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 22/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 48/year
Third Circuit Court of Appeals · 1914–1945
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
- Delaware Supreme CourtAssociate judge · 1900–1914
- Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle CountyProthonotary · 1895–1901
Appointments
1914–1945 · Appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- Harvard University
- Read law1890
- Delaware College (now University of Delaware)B.S. · 1885