Alfred Goodwin
Alfred Goodwin | |
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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 by | James R. Browning |
Succeeded by | John Clifford Wallace |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
In office November 30, 1971 – January 31, 1991 | |
Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | John Kilkenny |
Succeeded by | Andrew Kleinfeld |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
In office December 11, 1969 – December 17, 1971 | |
Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | John Kilkenny |
Succeeded by | Otto Richard Skopil Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Alfred Theodore Goodwin June 29, 1923 Bellingham, Washington |
Education | University of Oregon (BA, JD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1943–1946 (Army) 1960–1969 (Reserve) |
Rank | Captain (Army) Lieutenant colonel (Army Reserve) |
Unit | United States Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General's Corps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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.
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 cases
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] He also is well known for penning the opinion in White v. Samsung, a landmark right of publicity/appropriation case in California in which the host of Wheel of Fortune, Vanna White, successfully sued Samsung for airing a commercial featuring a robot dressed in her likeness and turning letters on a mock Wheel of Fortune board. See White v. Samsung Elecs. Am., 971 F.2d 1395 (9th Cir. 1992).
References
- ^ a b c Alfred Theodore Goodwin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b "Oregon Secretary of State: State Government". bluebook.state.or.us.
- ^ Newdow v. U.S. Congress, 328 F.3d 466 C.A.9 (2003).
External links
- 1923 births
- 20th-century American judges
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
- Living people
- Oregon state court judges
- Justices of the Oregon Supreme Court
- People from Bellingham, Washington
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Richard Nixon
- United States district court judges appointed by Richard Nixon
- University of Oregon School of Law alumni
- United States Army colonels
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