Northern District of California / Appointed 1942 / Served to 1961

Louis Earl Goodman

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

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. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, December 15, 1942

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
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1942Northern District of California · succeeded Harold LouderbackRoosevelt (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

18 years on the Northern District of California. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).