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Peter Woodbury
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Peter Woodbury served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Feb 18, 1941.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Feb 18, 1941
- Born
- 1899
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Feb 18, 1941 – Nov 17, 1970
Education
- Columbia Law School
- Harvard UniversityB.S., 1924
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1927
Career
U.S. Army private first class, 27th Army Division, 1918-1919; Private practice, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1927-; Selectman, Bedford, New Hampshire, 1928-1931; Justice, Bedford [New Hampshire] Municipal Court, 1928-1932; Associate justice, Superior Court of New Hampshire, 1932-1933; Associate justice, Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 1933-1941; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1959-1964
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Peter Woodbury, Court of Appeals for the First Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1390066/peter-woodbury (accessed 2026-10-15).