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John A. Woodcock Jr.

American judge (born 1950)

Summary

American judge (born 1950)

Field	Value
name	John Alden Woodcock Jr.
image	John A. Woodcock.jpg
office	Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
term_start	June 27, 2017
office1	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
term_start1	2009
term_end1	January 5, 2015
predecessor1	George Z. Singal
successor1	Nancy Torresen
office2	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
term_start2	June 16, 2003
term_end2	June 27, 2017
appointer2	George W. Bush
predecessor2	Gene Carter
successor2	Lance E. Walker
birth_name	John Alden Woodcock Jr.
birth_date
birth_place	Bangor, Maine, U.S.
education	Bowdoin College (BA)
London School of Economics (MA)
University of Maine (JD)

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = London School of Economics (MA) University of Maine (JD) John Alden Woodcock Jr. (born July 6, 1950) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine.

Education and career

Born in Bangor, Maine, Woodcock received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowdoin College in 1972, a Master of Arts degree from London School of Economics in 1973, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Maine School of Law in 1976. He was in private practice in Maine from 1976 to 2003. He was an assistant district attorney (part-time) in Maine from 1977 to 1978.

Federal judicial service

On March 27, 2003, Woodcock was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maine vacated by Gene Carter. Woodcock was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 12, 2003, and received his commission on June 16, 2003. He served as chief judge from 2009, to January 5, 2015. He assumed senior status as June 27, 2017.

References

[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pur1.32754075574123;view=2up;seq=556;skin=mobile Confirmation hearing on federal appointments : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session. pt.3 - page 544]
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