Alfred Goodwin

Alfred Theodore Goodwin (born June 29, 1923) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. He was in the United States Army Captain from 1943 to 1946. He was in the United States Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, JAG Corps from 1960 to 1969. He was in private practice of law in Eugene, Oregon from 1951 to 1955. He was a judge on the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon from 1955 to 1960. He was a judge on the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon from 1960 to 1969.

For the British pentathlete, see Alfred Goodwin (pentathlete).
Alfred Goodwin
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Assumed office
January 31, 1991
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
October 1988 – January 31, 1991
Preceded byJames R. Browning
Succeeded byJohn Clifford Wallace
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
November 30, 1971 – January 31, 1991
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byJohn Kilkenny
Succeeded byAndrew Kleinfeld
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office
December 11, 1969 – December 17, 1971
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byJohn Kilkenny
Succeeded byOtto Richard Skopil Jr.
Personal details
Born
Alfred Theodore Goodwin

(1923-06-29) June 29, 1923
Bellingham, Washington
EducationUniversity of Oregon (B.A.)
University of Oregon School of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

Born on June 29, 1923, in Bellingham, Washington, Goodwin received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947 from the University of Oregon and a Juris Doctor in 1951 from the University of Oregon School of Law. While in college, he served as a captain in the United States Army during World War II. Goodwin worked as an attorney for five years in Eugene, Oregon. He then served in the Oregon state courts, first on the Circuit Court (1955–1960), and then on the Supreme Court of Oregon (1960–1969).[1] Goodwin was appointed March 18, 1960, by Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield to replace the outgoing Hall S. Lusk, who was then appointed to the United States Senate, a position Hatfield would later be elected to in 1966.[2] Meanwhile, Goodwin was then elected to a full six-year term later in 1960 and won re-election in 1966 before resigning from the Oregon Supreme Court December 19, 1969, to take a federal judicial position.[2]

Federal judicial service

Goodwin was nominated to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon by president Richard Nixon on September 22, 1969, to a seat vacated by Judge John Kilkenny. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 1969, and received his commission on December 11, 1969. His service terminated on December 17, 1971, due to his elevation to the Ninth Circuit.[1]

Goodwin was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by President Nixon, on November 3, 1971, to a seat vacated by Judge John Kilkenny. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 23, 1971, received his commission on November 30, 1971, and served as Chief Judge from 1988 until he assumed senior status on January 31, 1991.[1]

Notable case

Goodwin wrote the majority opinion for the Ninth Circuit in the famous pledge of allegiance case that was then decided by the United States Supreme Court as Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow.[3]

References
  1. Alfred Theodore Goodwin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. "Oregon Secretary of State: State Government". bluebook.state.or.us.
  3. Newdow v. U.S. Congress, 328 F.3d 466 C.A.9 (2003).
Legal offices
Preceded by
Hall S. Lusk		 Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
1960–1969		 Succeeded by
Thomas Tongue
Preceded by
John Kilkenny		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
1969–1971		 Succeeded by
Otto Richard Skopil Jr.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1971–1991		 Succeeded by
Andrew Kleinfeld
Preceded by
James R. Browning		 Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1988–1991		 Succeeded by
John Clifford Wallace
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