Jerry Goodman (judge)

Jerry L. Goodman
Born April 17, 1939
Mangum, Oklahoma
Occupation Attorney, judge
Notable work Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals

Jerry L. Goodman (also known as Jerry Goodman) was born April 17, 1939 in Mangum, Oklahoma.[1] He is currently a judge on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, the appellate court in the state of Oklahoma.[2][lower-alpha 1] Appointed to the court by Governor David Walters on July 26, 1994, Goodman was retained by voters in 1996, 2002, and 2008. On November 4, 2014 voters returned him for a full term ending January 10, 2021, with a favorable vote of 60.4 percent.[4] Judge Goodman was elected chief judge of the court for a one-year term in 2016.

Career on the bench

Goodman earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Tulsa in 1961 and then earned a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University in 1964.[5]

In 1995, Goodman wrote the majority opinion for a trial in which a lower court assessed approved penalties of $200,000 against attorneys and their firms in a medical malpractice suit. The Court of Civil Appeals upheld a $100,000 assessment against one set of lawyers and dismissed a $100,000 assessment against a second set.[lower-alpha 2]

In 2016, Judge Goodman was selected to a one-year term as chief judge of the court, replacing Bill Hetherington of Oklahoma City, who had served as chief in 2015.[7]

Goodman spoke to those present at the swearing-in ceremony about the political efforts to return to the direct election of judges - the system that existed before the reforms of the late 1960s. He said, that he would vigorously defend the state's current election system. “I am old enough to have practiced under the old system of elected judges — prior to 1969 — and since.”[7]

Family

Goodman is married. He and his wife, Donna have four children.[1]

Memberships

  • American Bar Association[4]
  • Oklahoma Bar Association[4]
  • Tulsa County Bar Associations[4]
  • American Judicature Society[4]
  • Oklahoma Judicial Conference[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Before being appointed appellate judge, Goodman had served as Gov. Walters' chief of staff.[3]
  2. ↑ The case initially involved 16 defendants, but the appellate court determined that there should have been only one defendant, and that many of the defendants had either been improperly named or were not notified by the defense attorneys as soon as the attorneys learned they should not have been charged. Even though that type of case is rare, Oklahoma law allows sanctions against the defense attorneys when it occurs.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jerry L. Goodman." Oklahoma Civil Justice Council. 2018 Accessed September 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma". Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  3. ↑ English, Paul. "Walters Picks Judges From Staff." NewsOK. July 27, 1994. Accessed June 26, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jerry Goodman." Ballotpedia. Undated. Accessed May 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals" (PDF). Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  6. ↑ Greiner, John. "Lawyer, Firm Remain Liable For Sanctions." NewsOK. September 27, 1995 Accessed June 26, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Schaeffer, Ralph. "Judge Goodman new Civil Appeals chief judge." Tulsa Business & Legal News. February 1, 2016. Accessed May 3, 2018.



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