Joseph Robert Goodwin

Joseph Robert Goodwin
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
In office
2007–2012
Preceded by David A. Faber
Succeeded by Robert Charles Chambers
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Assumed office
May 10, 1995
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Robert Jackson Staker
Personal details
Born Joseph Robert Goodwin
1942 (age 74–75)
Ripley, West Virginia
Education West Virginia University (B.S.)
West Virginia University College of Law (J.D.)

Joseph Robert Goodwin (born 1942) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

Early life and education

Born in Ripley, West Virginia, Goodwin received a Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia University in 1965 and was in the United States Army Adjutant General Corps during the Vietnam War, from 1965 to 1967. He received a Juris Doctor from West Virginia University College of Law in 1970.

Career

Goodwin was a city attorney for Ripley from 1971 to 1972, and was than a municipal judge for the city until 1973. He then entered private practice in Charleston, West Virginia, until 1995.

Judicial service

On February 28, 1995, Goodwin was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia vacated by the retirement of Robert Jackson Staker. Goodwin was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 8, 1995, and received his commission on May 10, 1995. He served as chief judge of the district from 2007 to 2012.

Personal

Goodwin's son, R. Booth Goodwin, was appointed in 2010 by President Barack Obama to serve as United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia.[1] Goodwin's nephew is former West Virginia Senator Carte Goodwin.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Alumni Spotight: Robert Booth Goodwin". West Virginia University, College of Business & Economics. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Manchin Taps Carte Goodwin for Senate Seat". The State Journal. July 16, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Robert Jackson Staker		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
1995–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by
David A. Faber		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
2007–2012 		Succeeded by
Robert Charles Chambers
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