Alfred Theodore Goodwin was an American jurist who was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
12 Facts About Alfred Goodwin
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Alfred Goodwin worked as an attorney for five years in Eugene, Oregon.
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Alfred Goodwin then served in the Oregon state courts, first on the Circuit Court, and then on the Supreme Court of Oregon.
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Meanwhile, Alfred Goodwin was then elected to a full six-year term later in 1960 and won re-election in 1966 before resigning from the Oregon Supreme Court December 19,1969, to take a federal judicial position.
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Alfred Goodwin was nominated to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon by President Richard Nixon on September 22,1969, to a seat vacated by Judge John Kilkenny.
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Alfred Goodwin was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10,1969, and received his commission on December 11,1969.
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Alfred Goodwin's service terminated on December 17,1971, due to his elevation to the Ninth Circuit.
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Alfred Goodwin was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by President Nixon, on November 3,1971, to a seat vacated by Judge John Kilkenny.
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Alfred Goodwin was confirmed by the Senate on November 23,1971, and received his commission on November 30,1971.
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Chief Judge James R Browning stepped down early while Goodwin remained eligible to succeed him as Chief Judge, and Goodwin served in that position from June 15,1988, until he assumed senior status on January 31,1991.
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Alfred Goodwin died on December 27,2022, at the age of 99.
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At the time of his death, Alfred Goodwin was the oldest federal judge still hearing cases, and the longest-serving current federal judge.