The school was named by the Montgomery County Board of Education for Judge Charles W. Woodward, Sr. (1895–1969), who served as Associate Judge and later as Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Maryland from 1932 to 1955.
The educational institution was designated by the Montgomery County Board of Education in recognition of Judge Charles W. Woodward, Sr., who held the positions of Associate Judge and subsequently Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Maryland between 1932 and 1955.