Background
Woodward, John was born on August 19, 1859 in Charlotte Centre, New York, United States. Son of Daniel S. and Cornelia (Lake) Woodward.
Woodward, John was born on August 19, 1859 in Charlotte Centre, New York, United States. Son of Daniel S. and Cornelia (Lake) Woodward.
Graduate Fredonia (New York) State Normal School, 1878. Bachelor of Laws, New York University, 1881 (Doctor of Laws, 1907).
Judge George Barker, of Fredonia, New York, May 26, 1886. Practiced at Jamestown, New York, from 1881. City attorney, 1886-1889.
Member board supervisors, Chautauqua Company, 1887-1892.
District attorney, 1892-1895. Appointed justice Supreme Court of the New York, January 1896, to fill a vacancy.
Elected for terms 1896-1910, 1910-1924. Judge Appellate Division, 2d Department, 1898-1913, judge Appellate Division, 3d Department, since 1913.
Member board supervisors, Chautauqua Company
Married Mary East., daughter