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Justice Goodwin (other)
Justice Goodwin or Justice Goodwyn may refer to: * Alfred Goodwin (1923–2022), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Oregon * Daniel Goodwin (Michigan judge) (1799–1887), associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court * John L. Goodwyn (1903–1968), associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court * S. Bernard Goodwyn Samuel Bernard Goodwyn (born February 23, 1961) is the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. He previously served as a circuit court judge in Chesapeake. Early life and education A Southampton County native, Goodwyn graduated ''mag ... (born 1961), chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia See also * Judge Goodwin (other) {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Goodwin
Alfred Theodore Goodwin (June 29, 1923 – December 27, 2022) was an American jurist who was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and also a district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Goodwin wrote the majority opinion for the Ninth Circuit in the famous pledge of allegiance case that was decided by the United States Supreme Court as '' Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow''. Goodwin found that the recitation of the Pledge with the words "under God" violated the Establishment Clause, but the Supreme Court reversed his ruling. Goodwin famously wrote, "A profession that we are a nation 'under God' is identical, for Establishment Clause purposes, to a profession that we are a nation 'under Jesus,' a nation 'under Vishnu,' a nation 'under Zeus,' or a nation 'under no god,' because none of these professions can be neutral with respect to religion." Education and career Born on June 29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Goodwin (Michigan Judge)
Daniel Goodwin (November 24, 1799 – August 25, 1887) was a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1843 to 1846. originally published ''Detroit Free Press'', August 26, 1887. Early life, education, and career Born in Geneva, New York, Goodwin was a descendant of Ozias Goodwin, who settled in Hartford, Connecticut, as early as 1635.Henry A. Chaney, "The Supreme Court of Michigan", '' The Green Bag'' (1890), Vol. 2, p. 381-82. His father, Dr. Daniel Goodwin, was a physician. Goodwin graduated from Union College in 1819, where his classmates included William H. Seward, and Bishops Doane and Potter. He read law with noted New York attorney John Canfield Spencer in Canandaigua, New York. In 1825 he moved from New York to Detroit, then in the Michigan Territory, where his father had just died. United States Attorney Before Michigan became a state in 1837, President Andrew Jackson offered Goodwin the district judgeship, but Goodwin thought the salary too small, and the posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John L
John Lasarus Williams (29 October 1924 – 15 June 2004), known as John L, was a Welsh nationalist activist. Williams was born in Llangoed on Anglesey, but lived most of his life in nearby Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. In his youth, he was a keen footballer, and he also worked as a teacher. His activism started when he campaigned against the refusal of Brewer Spinks, an employer in Blaenau Ffestiniog, to permit his staff to speak Welsh. This inspired him to become a founder of Undeb y Gymraeg Fyw, and through this organisation was the main organiser of ''Sioe Gymraeg y Borth'' (the Welsh show for Menai Bridge using the colloquial form of its Welsh name).Colli John L Williams , '''', 15 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Justices Of The Alabama Supreme Court
Following is a list of justices of the Supreme Court of Alabama. Current justices Chief justices Associate justices References External linksAlabama Appellate Justices and Judges, Past and Present {{Lists of US Justices Justices of the Supreme Court of Alabama, * Lists of United States state supreme court justices, Alabama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |