Henry Woods

Judge Henry Woods

Personal

Birthday:

3/17/1918

Birthplace:

Abbeville, MS

Date of Death:

3/14/2002

Place of Death:

Little Rock, AR

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1941-1946
Private practice, Texarkana, Arkansas, 1946-1948
Referee in bankruptcy, Western District of Arkansas, 1946-1947
Executive secretary, Gov. Sid McMath, Arkansas, 1949-1953
Private practice, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1953-1980
Special associate justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1967-1974

Education

Name of School:

University of Arkansas

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1938

Name of School - Second:

University of Arkansas School of Law

The University of Arkansas School of Law, one of National Jurist magazine's Top 20 Values in legal education and U.S. News and World Reports top 45 public law schools, will prepare you for success. Located in the heart of the beautiful University of Arkansas campus, the law school offers challenging courses taught by nationally recognized faculty, unique service opportunities, and a close-knit community that puts law students first.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1940

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas

Court Name:

Arkansas Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

2/20/1980

Retirement from Active Service:

3/1/1995

Termination Date:

3/14/2002

Termination Reason:

Death