The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-30
Vol. XXXVI. No. 10.
JUSTICE WOOD APPOINTED.
SOUTH CAROLINIAN NOMINATED
FOR FEDERAL BENCH VICE
JUDGE GOFF.
Much Satisfaction i'm National Capt.
tai and i'm This State Because OF Ap-
pointment--Biography of Newly

Selected Judge for Fourth Circuit.
Washington, April 24.-When Pres
ident Wilson sent the nomination OF
Charles A. Woods of Marion, associate
justice of the South Carolina supreme
court, to the senate this afternoon for
confirmation as the successor 20 Ma
than Golf, judge of the Fourth United
States circuit court, there was gen.
eral satisfaction expressed here not
My by South Carolinians who knew
stice Woods, but by others who
, now of his high standing and legal
attainments.
OF the members Of the South Caro-
! lima delegation in congress who have
zen for Justice Woods there was
one Opinion-that the president
could not possibly have made better
or more satisfactory appointment
They have worked for him from the
start and never ceased to believe that
he would receive the Endorsement of
President Wilson, as the matter ter
minated today, when his nomination
was made public.
Senators Smith and Tillman said
there was little to make public re-
garding the matter, since Justice
Woods was SO well and favorably
known that anything they might add
would be unnecessary.
1t is agreed that the president has
made an excellent appointment.
Charles Albert Woods was born at
Springfield, Darlington county, July
81, 1852. His father was Samuel
Alexander Woods and his mother
Mrs. Martha Jane DuBose Woods.
Justic, Woods childhood was spent
in Darlington. In the fall of 1868 he
entered Wofford college, from which
institution he was graduated in 1872.
Having decided upon the law as q
profession, Justice Woods began to
prepare himself for the; bar while<
teaching school at Wesley Chapel
the end Of June Of that year (is7s)
he entered the law office of warley
& Dargan, where he prosecuted his
legal studies. In September, 1873,
he was admitted to the bar He then
took up his residence at Darlington
for the practice of law. In 1875 he
formed a partnership with Capt. Me-
lver, later chief justice of the su-
preme court of South Carolina, to
practice at Marion. From the time
of Justice McIver's elevation to the
bench in 1877 until February, 1903,
Justice Woods practiced law at Ma
rion. He attained distinction in his
profession and built up a large and
remunerative practice.
In 1903 Justice Woods was elected
to fill the uneXpired term of Asso-
ciate Justice Y. ]. Pope, who was
elected chief justice. He was re-
elected in 1904 for the full term of
eight years and again reelected in
1912 for the full term Of 10 years. the
tenure of office having been extended
by the legislature.
Justice Woods was married in De-
cember, 1884, to Miss Sallie ]. Wan
namaker of Orangeburg county.
Though all his life 4 busy man and
greatly engrossed with the practice
of law, Justice Woods has neverthe-
less found time for the cultivation
of the humanities. He has always
taken broad interest in educational
affairs and for number of years
served as trustee OF Winthrop col
lcge. He is now a trustee of Wofford
college his alma mater
In 1902 he was unanimously chos-
en- president of the University of
South Carolina, then the South Caro-
lima college. This honor he declined.
saying with characteristic modestv
that his training had not been such
as to qualify him for so responsible
n position.
Justice Woods was president of
the South Carolina Bar association
IN 1902. The degree of Ii. y. has
been conferred upon Justice Woods
Ivy both Wofford college and the Uni
Nersity of South Carolina. Justice
Woods has frequently been rquested
To MAX" addresses upon occasions OF
public interest by special invitation
he delivered an address at the Tni-
Ncrsity of Wisconsin in April, 1911.