Louis Earl Goodman
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Louis Earl Goodman (January 2, 1892 – September 15, 1961) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Lemoore, California, Goodman received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1913 and an LL.B. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1915. He was in private practice in San Francisco, California from 1915 to 1942, and was a member of a Selective Service Local Board from 1940 to 1942.
On November 9, 1942, Goodman was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Harold Louderback. Goodman was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 15, 1942, and received his commission on December 24, 1942. He served as chief judge from 1958 until his death, in 1961 in Palo Alto, California.
Sources
- Louis Earl Goodman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California 1942–1961 |
Succeeded by Stanley Alexander Weigel |
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1892 births
- 1961 deaths
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law alumni
