Draft:William A. Goff

William Arthur Goff (1929 – 2019) was a judge of the United States Tax Court from 1971 to 1986.

Born in Sulphur, Oklahoma,^[1] later in life he changed the spelling of his surname "to conform to a traditional family spelling favored by some of his earlier ancestors".^[2]

University of Oklahoma College of Business Administration, B.B.A., 1951; University of Oklahoma College of Law, LL.B., 1956; member: Beta Gamma Sigma honorary business fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity; admitted to bar, Oklahoma, 1956, Federal District Courts of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit; attorney in office of chief counsel, Internal Revenue Service 1956 to 1960; engaged in private law practice in Tulsa, OK, since 1960; member of the law firm of Martin, Logan, Moyers, Martin & Conway; military service, active duty 1951-53 as auditing officer, auditor general, U.S. Air Force, followed by 8 years in Air Force Reserve with rank of captain; member: American Bar Association (sections of taxation, judicial administration, and litigation), Oklahoma Bar Association, past president, Oklahoma Institute on Taxation, past president, Tulsa Tax Club; member of advisory board. Southwestern Law Journal, and member of visitor's board, Southern Methodist University; oath of office as judge. Tax Court, November 4, 1971; retired November 3, 1986.^[1]

Goffe never married.^[1]