William Allen Woods (May 16, 1837 – June 29, 1901) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit.
William Allen Woods
Born 1837 in near Farmington, TN
Died 1901 in Indianapolis, IN
FJC ID: 2649
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 12/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 29/year
U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana · 1884–1892District Court, D. Indiana · 1884–1892U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit · 1892–1901Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals · 1892–1901
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
- Indiana Supreme CourtJudge · 1881–1883
- Indiana Circuit Court, Thirty-Fourth Judicial CircuitJudge · 1874–1880
- Private practice, Goshen, Indiana1862–1867, 1870–1873
- IndianaState representative · 1867–1869
Appointments
1892–1901 · Appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)Term ended: Death- 1892–1901 · Appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)Term ended: Death
- U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana1884–1892 · Appointed by Chester A. Arthur (Republican)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- Read law1861
- Wabash CollegeA.B. · 1859