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.

External links

• Goodwin's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Active judges	Chief Judge: David G. Estudillo   •  John Chun  •  Tana Lin  •  Lauren King  •  Tiffany Cartwright  •  Kymberly Evanson  •  Jamal Whitehead
Senior judges	Robert Lasnik  •  Robert Bryan  •  John Coughenour  •  Carolyn Dimmick  •  Richard Jones (Washington)  •  Thomas Zilly  •  Ben Settle  •  Barbara Rothstein  •  James Robart  •  Ricardo Martinez (Washington)  •  Marsha Pechman  •
Magistrate judges	Brian Tsuchida  •  David Christel  •  Richard Creatura  •  Paula McCandlis  •  Theresa Fricke  •  Michelle Peterson  •  S. Kate Vaughan  •
Former Article III judges	Ronald Leighton  •  Cornelius Holgate Hanford  •  Edward Cushman  •  George Donworth  •  Clinton Woodbury Howard  •  Jeremiah Neterer  •  Franklin Burgess  •  Walter McGovern  •  John Clyde Bowen  •  Lloyd Black  •  William Goodwin  •  William Lindberg  •  Jack Tanner  •  William Beeks  •  George Boldt  •  William Dwyer (Washington)  •  Charles Leavy  •  Morell Sharp  •  Donald Voorhees  •  Monica Benton  •
Former Chief judges	Robert Lasnik  •  John Coughenour  •  Carolyn Dimmick  •  Ricardo Martinez (Washington)  •  Walter McGovern  •  John Clyde Bowen  •  William Goodwin  •  William Lindberg  •  William Beeks  •  George Boldt  •

v • e Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Active judges	Chief Judge: Stanley Bastian   •  Thomas Rice  •  Mary Dimke
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  •

v • e Federal judges nominated by Lyndon Johnson
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