Peter Woodbury

Peter Woodbury
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In office December 31, 1964 – November 17, 1970
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In office February 25, 1941 – December 31, 1964
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Scott Wilson
Succeeded by	Edward McEntee
Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
In office 1933–1941
Personal details
Born	Peter Woodbury October 24, 1899 Bedford, New Hampshire
Died	November 17, 1970 (aged 71) Bedford, New Hampshire
Alma mater	Harvard University B.S. Columbia Law School No degree Harvard Law School LL.B.
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1918 – 1919
Rank	Private First Class
Unit	27th Infantry Division

Peter Woodbury (October 24, 1899 – November 17, 1970) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Biography

Woodbury was born in Bedford, New Hampshire. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Harvard University in 1924. He attended Columbia Law School before transferring to Harvard. He received a Bachelor of Laws degree from Harvard Law School in 1927. He was in the United States Army Private First Class, 27th Army Division from 1918 to 1919. He was in private practice of law in Manchester, New Hampshire, from 1927 until the early 1930s. He was a Selectman, Bedford, New Hampshire from 1928 to 1931. He was a Justice, Bedford Municipal Court, New Hampshire from 1928 to 1932. He was an Associate Justice, New Hampshire Superior Court from 1932 to 1933. He was an Associate Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1933 to 1941.

Federal judicial service

Woodbury was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 31, 1941, to a seat vacated by Scott Wilson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 18, 1941, and received commission on February 25, 1941. He served as Chief Judge, from 1959 to 1964. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1964, serving in that status until his death on November 17, 1970, in Bedford.

Incident and honor

On December 7, 1960, Woodbury was injured when the train he was traveling on collided with a bottled gas truck.^[1] Six people were killed in the accident, one of whom was Woodbury's law clerk at the time.

The elementary school in Bedford is named both for him and for his great-grandfather, Peter P. Woodbury.^[2]

References

1. Six perish in blast after crossing crash
2. Peter Woodbury

External links

• Peter Woodbury at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.