C. J. Goodell
Council Julian Goodell | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal, First District | |
| In office January 2, 1945 – December 31, 1953 | |
| Appointed by | Governor Earl Warren |
| Preceded by | Homer R. Spence |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1885 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 1967 (aged 82) San Rafael, California, U.S. |
| Spouses | Ethel Segale
(m. 1912; died 1958)Lucie Reincke
(m. 1960; died 1967) |
| Alma mater | Golden Gate University School of Law (LL.B.) |
Council Julian Goodell (February 18, 1885 – September 17, 1967), also called Julian Goodell, was an American attorney and jurist who served as an associate justice of the District Court of Appeal of California from 1945 to 1953.
Early life and education
Born in
South of Market. Goodell's father died when he was six, and he worked as a clerk to help support the family.[2] He was educated at Sacred Heart College (now Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory) and the California Institute of Mechanical Arts (now Lick-Wilmerding High School).[3][4]
While working as a
After passing the (then completely oral) bar examination he was admitted to the practice of law on November 18, 1908 (although Goodell would not formally receive his law degree until September 1909).[6][7]
Legal career
After graduation, Goodell lived for a time in
Town Attorney for Suisun City, California, representing the town before the courts and the Railroad Commission of California (now the California Public Utilities Commission.)[8][9][10]
He returned to live in San Francisco in 1913.
Superior Court
Following a career in private practice, Goodell, a
pro tem Justice on the District Court of Appeal as well as service as presiding judge of the Superior Court bench.[4]
District Court of Appeal
On January 2, 1945, Governor
San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties.[11] Goodell was retained by the voters in 1946 for the balance of a 12-year term expiring in January 1957. He would hold office until December 31, 1953, when he retired.[4]
Later years
Following his service on the court, Goodell returned to practice, taking a few cases to the
Doctor of Laws by his legal alma mater in 1955. In August 1957, he was named the first Chairman of the San Francisco Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity.[12][13]
He was a member of the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, California
.
References
- ^ Langley's San Francisco Directory for the Year 1884. p. 273.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Death Notice: Council Goodell" (PDF). Morning Call (S.F.). March 8, 1891.
- ^ "Diploma's for the Graduates" (PDF). S.F. Call. May 27, 1898.
- ^ a b c d State Printing Office (1953). California Blue Book. p. 159.
- ^ "Polk's Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory for 1907". Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ "Thirty-Six Students Admitted to the Bar" (PDF). S.F. Call. November 19, 1909.
- ^ "Annual Banquest of the Law School" (PDF). S.F. Call. September 12, 1909.
- ^ Index to Great Register of Voters, San Diego County, Coronado Precinct (1910)
- ^ California Secretary of State (1913). Roster of public officials of California. p. 173.
- ^ see e.g. Matter of Vallejo & N. Ry. Co. (1913) 2 C.R.C. 700; De Freitas v. Town of Suisun (1915) 170 Cal. 263 [49 Cal.Rptr 737, 149 P. 553].
- ^ Cal. Gov. Code § 69102 subd. (a) (Bancroft-Whitney 1951) (repealed).
- ^ "Proceedings of a Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity" (PDF). Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ Bar Association of San Francisco (1955). The Brief Case, vol. 1. p. 152.
- ^ "Polk's Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory for 1940". Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ "Polk's Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory for 1961". Retrieved May 6, 2011.
External links
- List of Past and Present Justices. California Court of Appeal, First District.