Louis Earl Goodman

For other people with the same name, see Louis Goodman (disambiguation).

Louis Earl Goodman
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office 1958–1961
Preceded by	Michael Joseph Roche
Succeeded by	George Bernard Harris
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office December 24, 1942 – September 15, 1961
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Harold Louderback
Succeeded by	Stanley Alexander Weigel
Personal details
Born	Louis Earl Goodman (1892-01-02)January 2, 1892 Lemoore, California
Died	September 15, 1961(1961-09-15) (aged 69) Palo Alto, California
Education	University of California, Berkeley (B.A.) University of California, Hastings College of the Law (LL.B.)

Louis Earl Goodman (January 2, 1892 – September 15, 1961) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Education and career

Born in Lemoore, California, Goodman received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1913 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of California, Hastings College of the 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.

Federal judicial service

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 Judge 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 on September 15, 1961, in Palo Alto, California.

See also

• List of Jewish American jurists

Sources

• Louis Earl Goodman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.