Attorney, judge of superior court, judge in Murphy v. McElmurry (1822), Murphy v. Tindall (1822), Jeffrey v. Schlesinger & Gillett (1822), Schlesinger & Gillett v. Jeffrey (1822), United States v. McCraney (1822), Blount v. Hampton (1823), Morrison v. Walker (1823), Russell v. English (1823),Russell v. Hogan (1823), Scull v. Bentley (1823), Billingsley v. Bell (1824), Boran v. Musick (1824), Johnston v. Ball, Williams & Blalock (1824), United States v. Osages (1824), Welborn v. Moore (1824), Cummins v. Cotton (1826); unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Congress in 1827 in a special election held to fill Henry W. Conway's seat after he was killed in a duel with Robert C. Crittenden - he lost to Ambrose H. Sevier, see Crittenden v. Woodruff (1827); presided in Earheart v. Murphy & McCall (1830); witness in Bolinger v. Smith (1835); killed Judge Joseph Selden in duel in 1824. On May 31, 1828, Judge Andrew Scott and Edmund Hogan argued about who won the August 1827 election in which Hogan had defeated Scott and Alexander S. Walker for Pulaski County's seat in the Legislative Council. They did not duel, but after Scott in effect called Hogan a liar, Hogan hit Scott. Hogan was a large man, and Scott was not. Scott stabbed Hogan four times with a spear drawn from his cane and Hogan died. Since Scott had acted in self-defense, no charges of murder were filed against him. (For more information see Ross, Margaret. Arkansas Gazette: The Early Years 1819:1866.)

Congressional delegate from 1829 until 1836; enrolled in federal court; known as Don Ambrosia (Pope, p. 116); attorney; McElmurry's attorney in Murphy v. McElmurry (1822); represented McCraney in his murder trial, see United States v. McCraney (1822), attorney for James Scull who alleged that George Bentley wrongfully retained his gray horse in Scull v. Bentley (1823), attorney for Reuben Blount who alleged that Hampton had failed to pay on a debt in Blount v. Hampton (1823), contended in court that Miles had sustained his charges in Latting v. Miles (1823), represented William Russell in Russell v. Hogan (1823); James Walker's attorney in Morrison v. Walker (1823), attorney for William Russell who sued Simeon English, as administrator of John English, in debt, see Russell v. English (1823), represented Thomas Johnson in his suit against James Ball, John Williams and William Blalock in Johnston v. Ball, Williams & Blalock (1824); attorney for William Montgomery; signed James Demoss's bill of exception, see Demoss v. Montgomery (1824), United States v. Osages (1824), represented Archer Welborn in his case against John Moore for trespass in Welborn v. Moore (1824); attorney for Dr. Joseph Paxton when he was sued by Dr. Alexander Spotswood Moore in debt in Moore v. Paxton (1825), attorney for Etienne Vaugine in his suit for debt against Francois Coussotte in Vaugine v. Coussotte (1826), represented Chester Ashley when he was sued by Frederick Dent in Dent v. Ashley (1826); William Flanakin's attorney in Lanusse v. Flanakin (1826); dissolved law partnership with Robert C. Oden as Oden entered the Congressional race in 1827; he later won the special election to fill Henry W. Conway's congressional seat after Conway was killed in the duel with Robert C. Crittenden in 1827, see Crittenden v. Woodruff (1827); Cummins v. Cotton (1827); Peter Holliday sued him in trespass on the case for negligence as an attorney and conversion for failing to collect proceeds from a note for him, see Holliday v. Sevier (1827); received a promissory note from George Purvis and assigned the note to William Russell, see Russell v. Purvis (1827), represented Clack Stone in Stone v. Williams et. al. (1827); Parker v. Lewis (1828), sued by Henry Armstrong for failing to pay on a debt in Scott & Rutherford v. Sevier & Johnston (1827); indicted for dueling with Thomas W. Newton—the indictment was later quashed, see U.S. v. Sevier (1827); Alexander Reece's attorney in Reece v. Johnson (1826);sued by John A. Cocke for debt in Cocke v. Henson, Johnson & Sevier (1830), sued by Peter Holliday, lost at trial but won on appeal, see Holiday v. Sevier (1830) and Sevier v. Holliday (1830), Thomas James's lawyer in Miles v. James (1830); David Earheart's attorney in Earheart v. Murphy & McCall (1830); Bartley Harrington's lawyer in Harrington v. Stroud (1831); sued by Spofford in debt in Fisher & Sevier v. Spofford (1833);

The controversy between Henry W. Conway and Robert Crittenden spawned other personal conflicts between citizens of the Territory. Ambrose Sevier, for example, announced that he would like to fight the author of the letter above the signature of "A Citizen of the Territory." It was generally understood that Thomas W. Newton had written the letters. After hearing Sevier's threat, he revealed himself as the author and the men met on the porch of Fisher's tavern - the fight was stopped, but a challenge to a duel was issued. The duel occurred on September 4, 1827 in the Cherokee lands at Point Remove. Newton had George W. Jones as his second, Oden as his friend, and Dr. William P. Reyburn as surgeon. Sevier had Wharton Rector as his second and Dr. Nimrod Menefee as his physician. Neither man was injured and the differences were settled without further violence. See Crittenden v. Woodruff (1827). (For more information, see White, Lonnie. Politics on the Southwestern Frontier: Arkansas Territory 1819-1836.)

Judge in Murphy v. Tindall (1822),

Deputy sheriff in Jenkins v. James (1832), Morehouse v. Archer (1832), Robinson v. Tunstall (1832),

Mentioned in Herndon's Centennial History and Goodspeed's history as the first settler in Faulkner County at the mouth of Cadron Creek; with William Standlee, established a sawmill and gristmill in 1818.

Served on jury that found Tindall not guilty in Murphy v. Tindall (1822); owned a mill in Cadron Township and apparently sold planks of wood to Silas Toncray, see Lemmons v. Toncray (1827);

Sheriff of District of Arkansas in 1808; compensated by the court for removing traders from White River, 1809 Grand Jury Venire, summonsed to jury in April 1811 Grand Jury Venire, July 1811 Grand Jury Venire, March 1812 Grand Jury Venire, August 1812 Grand Jury Venire, November 1812 Grand Jury Venire, April 1814 Grand Jury Venire, September 1814 Grand Jury Venire, April 1815 Grand Jury Venire, March 1815 Grand Jury Venire, juror in Scull v. Bentley (1823), juror in Demoss v. Montgomery (1824), juror who rendered a verdict for Samuel C. Roane in Scull v. Roane (1831);

One of early settlers on Moss Prairie in what is today Lonoke County (Herndon, p. 777); judge of Court of Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas of Arkansas District from 1808 until 1812; 1809 Grand Jury Venire, Phillips v. Peeler (1810), surety on Wallis' bond in Dill v. Wallis (1811), Morrison v. Wallis (1812), judge in Phillips v. Peeler (1812), April 1814 Grand Jury Venire, September 1814 Grand Jury Venire, served on first 1st Circuit Court grand jury at Arkansas Post in 1819 (Herndon, p. 732), 1819 Circuit Court Judge; Arkansas County Court of Common Pleas in 1820 and resigned in 1821 (Ark. Gaz. Apr. 7, 1821);

Joseph Stillwell was elected to William O. Allen's seat in the House in a special election following Allen's death in the duel with Robert C. Oden in March 1820. His candidacy was announced in the Gazette on April 29, 1820 in both English and French. The French version was labeled "Communication" to show that it was not written by Woodruff, the editor. Woodruff did not speak French and his type did not include the necessary diacriticals for the French language. In fact, in her history of the Gazette, Ross states that this paragraph is the only one in the entire history of the paper that was printed in French. Apparently, the only other foreign language publication in the Gazette was an 1825 treaty that was printed in both English and Spanish by order of the United States Department of State. (For more information see Ross, Margaret. Arkansas Gazette: The Early Years 1819:1866.)