Louis Earl Goodman
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 and confirmed by voice vote, Louis Earl Goodman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) in 1915. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1892–1961
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1942
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley 1913 · University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) 1915
- Succeeded
- Harold Louderback
- Succeeded by
- Stanley Alexander Weigel
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Northern District of California succeeded Harold Louderback | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of California, Berkeley | B.A. | 1913 |
| University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) | LL.B. | 1915 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Goodman authored 93 published opinions for the court (1943–1961). Most cited: Wilson v. Transocean Airlines (80 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Wilson v. Transocean Airlines | 121 F. Supp. 85 | 80 |
| 1958 | Petition of Carmen | 165 F. Supp. 942 | 36 |
| 1948 | In Re Subpoena Duces Tecum | 81 F. Supp. 418 | 33 |
| 1950 | Tan Hi v. United States | 94 F. Supp. 432 | 31 |
| 1944 | Bowles v. Chew | 53 F. Supp. 787 | 29 |
| 1951 | Metropolitan Laundry Co. v. United States | 100 F. Supp. 803 | 27 |
| 1952 | Bank of China v. Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. | 104 F. Supp. 59 | 24 |
| 1951 | United States v. Steffen | 103 F. Supp. 415 | 24 |
| 1953 | Ly Shew v. Acheson | 110 F. Supp. 50 | 22 |
| 1948 | Gaulden v. Southern Pac. Co. | 78 F. Supp. 651 | 22 |
| 1956 | People of State of California v. the Jules Fribourg | 140 F. Supp. 333 | 21 |
| 1953 | Meals v. United States | 110 F. Supp. 658 | 20 |
| 1944 | United States v. 13.40 Acres of Land in City of Richmond | 56 F. Supp. 535 | 18 |
| 1946 | Hearst Publications, Inc. v. United States | 70 F. Supp. 666 | 17 |
| 1943 | United States v. 711.57 Acres of L. in Eden Tp., Alameda County, Cal. | 51 F. Supp. 30 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 93 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Louis Earl Goodman?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Louis Earl Goodman to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1942.
- Was Louis Earl Goodman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Louis Earl Goodman was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Louis Earl Goodman's confirmation vote?
- Louis Earl Goodman was confirmed by voice vote on December 15, 1942. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Louis Earl Goodman on?
- Louis Earl Goodman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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18 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).