Alfred Goodwin
| Alfred Goodwin | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Station: | Pasadena, CA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Richard Nixon |
| Active: | 11/30/1971 - 1/31/1991 |
| Chief: | 1988-1991 |
| Senior: | 1/31/1991 - Present |
| Preceded by: | John Francis Kilkenny |
| Past post: | District of Oregon |
| Past term: | 1969 - 1971 |
| Past position: | Seat #1 |
| Personal History | |
| Home State: | Bellingham, WA |
| Bachelors: | University of Oregon 1947 |
| Law School: | University of Oregon Law School 1951 |
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Alfred Theodore Goodwin is a federal judge with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, California. He joined the court in 1971 after being nominated by President Richard M. Nixon.
Early life and education
Born in Bellingham, Washington, Goodwin graduated from University of Oregon with his Bachelor's degree in 1947 and later from University of Oregon Law School with his Juris Doctor degree in 1951. Goodwin also served as a U.S. Army Captain from 1943 to 1946. [1]
Professional career
Goodwin was a private practice attorney in the State of Oregon from 1951 to 1955 before serving as an Oregon Circuit Court Judge from 1955 to 1960. Goodwin served in the United States Army Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Judge Advocate General Corps from 1960 to 1969. Additionally, Goodwin was a Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 1960 to 1969.[1]
Judicial career
District of Oregon
Goodwin was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Oregon by President Richard M. Nixon on September 22, 1969 to a seat vacated by John Francis Kilkenny. Goodwin was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 10, 1969 and received commission on December 11, 1969. Goodwin left the District of Oregon on December 17, 1971 due to his appointment to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. [1] Goodwin was succeeded in this position by Otto Skopil.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Goodwin was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by President Richard M. Nixon on November 3, 1971. Goodwin was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 23, 1971 and received commission on November 30, 1971. Goodwin served as the Chief Judge of the Court from 1988 to 1991 before assuming senior status on January 31, 1991.[1]
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Francis Kilkenny |
District of Oregon 1969–1971 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Otto Skopil |
| Preceded by: John Francis Kilkenny |
Ninth Circuit 1971–1991 |
Succeeded by: ' |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Ann Aiken • Anna Brown • Michael Mosman • Michael McShane • Marco A. Hernandez • Michael H. Simon | ||
| Senior judges |
Ancer Haggerty • Garr King • Michael Hogan • Robert E. Jones • Owen Panner • James Redden • Malcolm Marsh • | ||
| Magistrate judges | John Acosta • Mark Clarke • Dennis Hubel • John Jelderks • Paul Papak • Janice Stewart • Patricia Sullivan • Thomas Coffin • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
James Alger Fee • Matthew Paul Deady • Charles Byron Bellinger • Charles Edwin Wolverton • Robert Sharp Bean • John Hugh McNary • Alfred Goodwin • Otto Skopil • Edward Leavy • Claude McColloch • Robert Belloni • James Burns • William East • Gus Solomon • Helen Frye • John Kilkenny • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Alger Fee • Ancer Haggerty • Michael Hogan • Owen Panner • James Redden • Otto Skopil • Claude McColloch • Robert Belloni • James Burns • Gus Solomon • | ||
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
