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William Goodwin
William Nelson Goodwin (1909-1975) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington and the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Early life and education
- Washington State College, B.A., 1931
- University of Oregon Law School, LL.B., 1934
Professional career
- Salesman, Washington State, 1934-1937
- Deputy prosecutor, Pierce County, Washington, 1938-1940
- Private practice, Tacoma, Washington, 1940-1964
- U.S. Marine Corps PFC, 1944-1945
- Member, Board of Regents, Washington State University, 1957-1975
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1964-1966
Judicial career
Eastern District of Washington
Goodwin was nominated to the Eastern District of Washington by President Lyndon Johnson on March 21, 1966, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 21, 1966, and received commission that same day.[1] From 1972-1973, he served as the chief judge. He served the Eastern District of Washington until his death on December 31, 1975.
Western District of Washington
Goodwin was nominated to the Western District of Washington by President Lyndon Johnson on March 21, 1966, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 21, 1966, and received commission that same day. From 1973-1975, he served as the chief judge. He served the Western District of Washington until his death on December 31, 1975.
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Washington 1966–1975 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Jack Tanner |
| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Washington 1966–1975 |
Succeeded by: Jack Tanner
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Stanley Bastian • Thomas Rice • Mary Dimke • Rebecca Pennell | ||
| Senior judges |
Robert Whaley • William Nielsen • Edward Shea • Lonny Suko • Rosanna Peterson • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James Goeke • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Edward Whitson • Frank Rudkin • John Stanley Webster • Justin Quackenbush • Frederick Van Sickle • Lloyd Black • Samuel Driver • William Goodwin • William Lindberg • Alan McDonald • Robert McNichols • Marshall Neill • Charles Powell • Lewis Schwellenbach • Jack Tanner • Sal Mendoza, Jr. (Washington) • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Whaley • Justin Quackenbush • William Nielsen • Frederick Van Sickle • Lonny Suko • Samuel Driver • William Goodwin • Robert McNichols • Marshall Neill • Charles Powell • Rosanna Peterson • Thomas Rice • | ||
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||