Arthur Joseph Goldberg

Judge Arthur Joseph Goldberg

Personal

Birthday:

8/8/1908

Birthplace:

Chicago, IL

Date of Death:

1/19/1990

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1929-1952
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1952-1961, 1971-1990
Special assistant, Office of Strategic Services, 1942-1943
General counsel, United Steelworkers, 1948-1961
General counsel, CIO, 1948-1955
General counsel, AFL-CIO, 1955-1961
Secretary of Labor, 1961-1962
Ambassador to the United Nations, U.S. Department of State, 1965-1968
Private practice, New York City, 1968-1971
Ambassador-at-large, U.S. Department of State, 1977-1978

Education

Name of School:

Northwestern University School of Law

At Northwestern Law we go beyond teaching the basics of legal reasoning to enable our students to make sound and ethical judgements, understand and improve the delivery of justice, and respond to the changing contexts in which law and legal institutions operate. Accordingly, the overarching goal of our curricular plan is to empower our graduates to adapt to and master the challenges of the changing world better than those of any other law school.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1928

Name of School - Second:

Northwestern University School of Law

At Northwestern Law we go beyond teaching the basics of legal reasoning to enable our students to make sound and ethical judgements, understand and improve the delivery of justice, and respond to the changing contexts in which law and legal institutions operate. Accordingly, the overarching goal of our curricular plan is to empower our graduates to adapt to and master the challenges of the changing world better than those of any other law school.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1929

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating:

John F. Kennedy

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

9/28/1962

Termination Date:

7/26/1965

Termination Reason:

Resignation

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
First Circuit, October 15, 1962-July 26, 1965