William Nelson Goodwin

Personal

Birthday: 
8/17/1909
Birthplace: 
McKenna, WA
Date of Death: 
12/31/1975
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Salesman, Washington State, 1934-1937
Deputy prosecutor, Pierce County, Washington, 1938-1940
Private practice, Tacoma, Washington, 1940-1964
U.S. Marine Corps private first class, 1944-1945
Regent, Washington State University, 1957-1975
U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1964-1966

Education

Name of School: 
Washington State College
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1931
Name of School - Second: 

University of Oregon School of Law

The University of Oregon Law School offers a rigorous legal education with a curriculum that balances - Basic intellectual and analytic skills for the practice of law - An introduction to advanced and frontier areas of law - Knowledge of the persistent values of law and the legal system - An opportunity to develop hands-on legal skills

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1934

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
Court Name: 

Washington Eastern District Court

President Nominating: 
Lyndon B. Johnson
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
4/21/1966
Termination Date: 
12/31/1975
Termination Reason: 
Death
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. District Court, Western District of Washington
Court Name - Second: 

Washington Western District Court

Commission Date - Second: 
4/21/1966
Termination Date - Second: 
12/31/1975
Termination Reason - Second: 
Death