Christopher A. Wood (Napoleon's World)

Christopher Alexander Wood (born October 2, 1921) is a retired American judge who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1973 until his retirement in 2002. Wood previously served on the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia, to which he was appointed by President John E. Hoover in 1962. Wood was a native of Tennessee and was regarded as a conservative, and was a longtime friend of former Vice President Al Droughns. Wood was the first appointment of President Clyde W. Dawley. He is best known for writing the majority opinion in Fletcher v. Chicago, upholding key defendant rights.