Wednesday, March 15, 2023

DJ runs obit for Judge Goodwin

 

Today's DJ has an obit for Judge Goodwin: Judge Alfred Theodore “Ted” Goodwin, 1923–2022:

Goodwin died on Dec. 27 at his home in Bend, Oregon. He was 99. He was one of the longest-serving federal court judges – 53 years, 16 days – and, according to the 9th Circuit, with his service on the state court in Oregon, was the longest serving judge in the nation – 65 years. Goodwin was also the oldest serving federal judge at the time of his death, the circuit said.

In 1969, Nixon nominated Goodwin to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Two years later, Nixon nominated him to the 9th Circuit. He served as chief judge from 1988 until he took senior on Jan. 31, 1991.

Goodwin authored hundreds of opinions throughout his judicial career. He wrote a landmark right of publicity opinion in favor of “Wheel of Fortune” host Vanna White, who sued Samsung for airing a commercial featuring a robot dressed in her likeness and turning letters on a mock Wheel of Fortune board. White v. Samsung Elecs. Am., 971 F.2d 1395 (9th Cir. 1992).

But it was his 2002 opinion in the Pledge of Allegiance case that drew national attention – and ire.

Today at noon CLA presents a webinar titled Preventing Recurring Errors on Appeal -- Prosecutorial Error