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Joseph William Woodrough

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Joseph William Woodrough
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
January 3, 1961 – October 2, 1977
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
April 12, 1933 – January 3, 1961
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byArba Seymour Van Valkenburgh
Succeeded byPat Mehaffy
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
In office
April 3, 1916 – April 12, 1933
Appointed byWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byWilliam Henry Munger
Succeeded byJames A. Donohoe
Personal details
Born
Joseph William Woodrough

(1873-08-29)August 29, 1873
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedOctober 2, 1977(1977-10-02) (aged 104)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
EducationHeidelberg University

Joseph William Woodrough (August 29, 1873 – October 2, 1977) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. He is the longest-serving federal judge in history, with a total service tenure of 61 years.

Education and career

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Born on August 29, 1873, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Woodrough studied at Heidelberg University in the German Empire and then read law in 1893. He was a Judge of the Ward County Court in Texas from 1894 to 1896. He was the County Attorney of Ward County in 1897. He was in private practice in Omaha, Nebraska, from 1898 to 1916.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Woodrough was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on March 13, 1916, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska vacated by Judge William Henry Munger. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 31, 1916, and received his commission on April 3, 1916. His service terminated on April 12, 1933, due to his elevation to the Eighth Circuit.[1]

Woodrough was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 3, 1933, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge Arba Seymour Van Valkenburg. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 12, 1933, and received his commission on April 12, 1933. He assumed senior status on January 3, 1961. He heard no cases in this capacity. He died on October 2, 1977, at the age of 104.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
1916–1933
Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1933–1961
Succeeded by