Gregory Howard Woods
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Gregory Woods | |
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Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
Assumed office November 18, 2013 |
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Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Barbara Jones |
General Counsel, United States Department of Energy | |
In office 2012–2013 |
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Deputy General Counsel, United States Department of Transportation | |
In office 2009–2012 |
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Trial attorney, Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice | |
In office 1995–1998 |
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Personal details | |
Born | April 1969 (age 55) Lewes, Delaware, U.S. |
Alma mater | Williams College Yale University |
Occupation | Judge and lawyer |
Gregory Howard Woods III (born April 1969) is an American judge and lawyer. In 2013, he became a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Early life and education
Woods was born in April 1969, in Lewes, Delaware.[1][2] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in 1991, from Williams College, located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He received his Juris Doctor in 1995 from Yale Law School, located in New Haven, Connecticut.
Career
He worked as a trial attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 1995 to 1998. From 1998 to 2009, he worked at the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton in New York City, New York, becoming partner in 2004. From 2009 to 2012, he served as Deputy General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
In 2012, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Energy, which position he held until his appointment to the bench.[3]
Federal judicial service
On May 9, 2013, on the recommendation of U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Woods to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, to the seat vacated by Judge Barbara S. Jones, who took senior status on December 31, 2012. The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary reported his nomination to the full senate by voice vote on August 1, 2013.[3] On November 4, 2013, the full senate voted to confirm Woods in a voice vote. He received his commission on November 18, 2013.
References
- ↑ [dead link] [1]. Office of U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer.
- ↑ [dead link] "Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire". United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Press release (May 3, 2013). "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Court". Office of the White House Press Secretary. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
External links
- Gregory Howard Woods at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 2013–present |
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