Archelaus Marius Woodson

Archelaus Marius Woodson (January 30, 1854 – November 15, 1925) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1907 to 1925.

[1][2] He gained admission to the bar in Platte City in April, 1876, a year before his graduation from law school.

He developed a practice in St. Louis, but in 1883 moved back to Platte City for a year, and then to St. Joseph, Missouri.

[3] As a district court judge, he "made a reputation for fairness", and "displayed profound legal lore".

[3] One historian said that Woodson "had the good fortune of writing one of the great libertarian opinions of his court in the course of an otherwise undistinguished career", Ex Parte Nelson.