Charles Edgar Woodward
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Charles Edgar Woodward was a United States federal judge
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Born in New Salem, Pennsylvania
, Woodward was educated at Northwestern University
, and he read law to enter the bar in 1899. He was in private practice in Ottawa, Illinois
from 1899 to 1929, also serving as an assistant Attorney General of Illinois from 1905 to 1913, and president of the Illinois Constitutional Convention in 1920.
On March 1, 1929, Woodward was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge
to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
vacated by Adam C. Cliffe
. Woodward was confirmed by the United States Senate
on March 2, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He served in that capacity until his death, in 1942.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in New Salem, Pennsylvania
New Salem, Pennsylvania
New Salem, also known as York New Salem, is a borough located in York County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the borough had a total population of 724.- Geography :New Salem is located at 39°54'9" North, 76°47'35" West ....
, Woodward was educated at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
, and he read law to enter the bar in 1899. He was in private practice in Ottawa, Illinois
Ottawa, Illinois
Ottawa is a city located at the confluence of the Illinois River and Fox River in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 18,786...
from 1899 to 1929, also serving as an assistant Attorney General of Illinois from 1905 to 1913, and president of the Illinois Constitutional Convention in 1920.
On March 1, 1929, Woodward was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...
to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois....
vacated by Adam C. Cliffe
Adam C. Cliffe
Adam C. Cliffe was a United States federal judge.Cliffe was born in Sycamore, Illinois, and received an LL.B. from Northwestern University, and read law to enter the Bar in 1897. He was in private practice of law in Sycamore, Illinois from 1897 to 1920, and was also a member of the Illinois House...
. Woodward was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on March 2, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He served in that capacity until his death, in 1942.