Peter Woodbury was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
14 Facts About Peter Woodbury
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Peter Woodbury received a Bachelor of Science degree from Harvard University in 1924.
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Peter Woodbury attended Columbia Law School before transferring to Harvard.
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Peter Woodbury received a Bachelor of Laws degree from Harvard Law School in 1927.
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Peter Woodbury was in the United States Army Private First Class, 27th Army Division from 1918 to 1919.
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Peter Woodbury was in private practice of law in Manchester, New Hampshire, from 1927 until the early 1930s.
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Peter Woodbury was a Selectman, Bedford, New Hampshire from 1928 to 1931.
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Peter Woodbury was a Justice, Bedford Municipal Court, New Hampshire from 1928 to 1932.
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Peter Woodbury was an Associate Justice, New Hampshire Superior Court from 1932 to 1933.
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Peter Woodbury was an Associate Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1933 to 1941.
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Peter Woodbury was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 18,1941, and received his commission on February 25,1941.
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Peter Woodbury served as Chief Judge from 1959 to 1964.
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Peter Woodbury assumed senior status on December 31,1964, serving in that status until his death on November 17,1970, in Bedford.
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On December 7,1960, Woodbury was injured when the train he was traveling on collided with a bottled gas truck.