Woods, Henry

Born March 17, 1918, in Abbeville, MS
Died March 14, 2002, in Little Rock, AR

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on December 14, 1979, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. 1629. Confirmed by the Senate on February 20, 1980, and received commission on February 20, 1980. Assumed senior status on March 1, 1995. Service terminated on March 14, 2002, due to death.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
Referee in Bankruptcy, Western District of Arkansas, 1946-1947

Education:
University of Arkansas, B.A., 1938
University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., 1940

Professional Career:

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

Manuscript Collections

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark.
Henry Woods papers, 1941-1998
11.2 linear feet (12 containers); finding aid; correspondence, personal and professional papers, photographs, memos, reports, clippings, and court transcripts.

Oral History

Woods, Henry. "The Reminiscences of Henry Woods." Interview conducted in 1972 by Thomas H. Baker III. Eisenhower Administration Project, Oral History Research Office, Butler Library, Columbia University, New York, 1972. Transcript, 56 pages.

Woods, Henry. "Oral History Interview with Hon. Henry Woods." Interview conducted in 1989 by Frances Ross. Office of Frances Ross, Department of History, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1989. Audiotape, 11 hours; transcription in progress.

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