Paul Woodward was raised in Northwest Oklahoma. He graduated from Enid High School in 1978. In 1982, he graduated from Oklahoma Christian College and entered law school at Oklahoma City University, graduating with his juris doctor degree in 1984. Woodward had an active general law practice in Enid. In April 2007, he left the firm of Traynor, Long, Wynne and Woodward to assume the position of Special Judge in Garfield County. In 2010, Judge Woodward ran unopposed for the position of District Judge for the fourth judicial district of Oklahoma. In 1980, Woodward married Becky Huser. The couple has two children and three grandchildren. Woodward enjoys traveling with his wife and family, waterfowl hunting and fishing. He is involved in church activities and the community.