Year: 1875

u. d. Woodbury., JUDGE.


Lewis B. Woodruff United States Circuit Judge foI
the Southern District Of New York died at his country
residence in Litchneld Conn. yesterday morning, in
the sxty.sxth year of his He had been suffering
from disease OF tho bladder last winter and since
the LIST Of June his condition was such TO excite
grave apprchensions.


Judge Woodruff was a native OF Litchhed, where he
studied law afer graduating from Yale College in 1880
He began the practice OF his profession in this city i'm
mcdatcy after his admission TO the Bar and was asso.
ciated for number Of years with the celebrated
George Wood and also with Mr.. Goodpan, the firm
being Woodruff & Goodman. He gained an
excellent practice as a lawyer and a high
reputation. His first judicial office was
that Of Judge Of the Court Of Common
Pleas, in 1855 He continued tho bench of this
Court until elected to judgeship in the Superior
Court which he held until the expiration Of his OF
office In the Superior Court no was associated with
Chief Justice Oakley, Judges Duer Hoffman and Bos.
worth, and for n short time with Judge Pierrepont
Attorney General OF the United States Judge
Woodruff then resumed practice the Bar as a mem,
Der Of the firm of Sandford & Woodruff, which in.
cluded one Of his He continued practice for six
years, until at the close of 1867, he was appointed
Judge of the Court Of Appeals to Gl the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Judge John X Porter.
He remained on the bench of the Court of Appeals
until appointed by President Grant, the 22d OF
December 1869 to tho newly created office (act OF
April TO- 1861 of United States Circuit Judge which he
has since filled


All the time he has possessed the high respect and
esteem Of his profession and the public and his death
Will be generally lamenled.


Judge Woodruff married TO daughter of tho
late Chief Justice Hornbowcr, of New jersey another
Of whose daughters married to Judge Bradley, Of
the United States Supreme Court. His wife died several
years ago. He had brother Judge in Connecticut
and former member of Congress and II Is said that his
family is family of Judges. He leaves two and
married daughter Both OF his are lawyers; one,
Norris being partner OF excity Chamberlain Lane,
and the other, Charles H. member OF the firm OF
Sandord, Robinson Woodruff


Judge Woodruff member and for many years
had been an elder of the Collegiate Reformed Church
Mt Fifth avenue and Twenty.ninth street. despatch
bearing the sad dings received by Mr. Kenneth G.
White, Clerk of the United States Circuit Court yester
day morning from Charles Woodruff the of tho de-
ceased, who instantly gave orders have the flag half
masted on the Post Office building, which done
He was formerly whig, and in later years stead.
fast republican, His private residence IN New York
at No. 10 West Twenty ninth street, whore he had
very handsome law library The district judges his
circuit Benedict of the Eastern district Wallace
of the Northern district; Batchlord of the Southern
district and Smalley, OF Vermont.


The burial takes place Tuesday. Judge Blatchford
will probably hold Court next Tuesday, when resolutions
of regret the subject of his death Will be offered
President Grant warm admirer of the late
Judge and IL is said will be present at his funeral He
is reported have said that his nomination of Judge
Woodruff to Office of the best he ever made
The following minute entered the records of the
Supreme Court Chambers, at hafp twelve yester-
day, by order of Judge John Brady presdlng:-'The
Court in recognition OF the exalted character of the late
Justice Woodruff, both and iurist and out of
respect to his memory direct an adjournment until to-
morrow at ten A. NJ.