John Simson Woolson

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Years in office: 1892 - 1899

Education

Bachelor's

Wesleyan University, 1863

Law

Read law, 1866

Personal

Birthplace

Tonawanda Town, NY

John Simson Woolson (1840-1899) was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

He received a recess appointment from PresidentBenjamin Harrison on August 14, 1891 and was nominated on December 10th. He was confirmed by the Senate onJanuary 11, 1892, and received commission that same day. He served until his death onDecember 4, 1899. Woolson was succeeded in this position bySmith McPherson.

Early life and education

• Wesleyan University, A.B., 1860
• Wesleyan University, A.M., 1863
• Read law, 1866

Professional career

• U.S. Navy, assistant paymaster, 1862-1865
• Private practice, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 1866-1891
• Member, Iowa State Senate, 1876-1881, 1885-1891

Judicial career

Southern District of Iowa

Woolson received a recess appointment from PresidentBenjamin Harrison on August 14, 1891 and was nominated on December 10th.^[1] He was confirmed by the Senate onJanuary 11, 1892, and received commission that same day. He served until his death onDecember 4, 1899. Woolson was succeeded in this position bySmith McPherson.

External links

• Biography from theFederal Judicial Center.

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges nominated byBenjamin Harrison
1889	Bradley •Brewer
1890	Brown •Bryant •Caldwell •Edgerton •Green •Ham •Hanford •Hawley •Jewell •Knowles •Ricks •Riner •Sharpe •Sharretts •Shurtleff •Somerville •Stackpole •Swayne •Thomas •Tichenor •Wilkinson •Williams
1891	Acheson •Aldrich •Lunt •Putnam •Reed • Swan
1892	Baker •Beatty •Buffington •Dallas •Gilbert •Goff •Grosscup •McCormick •McKenna •Morrow •Niles •Peelle •Rector •Sanborn •Shipman •Shiras •Taft •Townsend •Woolson •Woods
1893	Cole •Jackson •McComas

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Active judges	Chief Judge: Stephanie Rose  •  Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger  •  Stephen Locher
Senior judges	James Gritzner  •  Ronald Longstaff  •
Magistrate judges	Thomas Shields (Iowa)  •  Ross Walters  •  Stephen B. Jackson, Jr.  •  Helen C. Adams  •
Former Article III judges	Robert Pratt  •  Charles Wolle  •  John Jarvey  •  James M. Love  •  John Simson Woolson  •  Smith McPherson  •  Martin Joseph Wade  •  Charles Almon Dewey  •  William Stuart  •  Harold Vietor  •  William Hanson (federal judge)  •  Edwin Hicklin  •  Roy Stephenson  •  Carroll Switzer  •  William F. Riley  •
Former Chief judges	Robert Pratt  •  Charles Wolle  •  Ronald Longstaff  •  William Stuart  •  Harold Vietor  •  William Hanson (federal judge)  •  Roy Stephenson  •