Charles A. Goss
Charles A. Goss (1864 - August 13, 1938) was Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court from 1927 until his death in 1938.[1]
Born in Ohio in 1864, Goss moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1886, where he practiced law for twenty-eight years.[2] He served in the legislature of 1893 and was president of the Omaha Bar Association in 1898.[3] He was the United States Attorney for Nebraska from 1906 to 1910,[2] winning 89% of his cases,[3] and then returned to private practice, shortly thereafter becoming a partner in the firm of Switzler, Goss & Switzler.[2]
In 1920, Goss was elected to serve as a district court judge, becoming the presiding judge of the Fourth Judicial District in 1923. In 1926 he ran as a politically independent candidate for Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court.[3]
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Preceded by Andrew M. Morrissey |
Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court 1927–1938 |
Succeeded by Robert G. Simmons |