Richard Wayne Goldberg (September 23, 1927 – July 18, 2023) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Goldberg was born on September 23, 1927, in Fargo, North Dakota. He received a

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degree in 1950 from the

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. He received a Juris Doctor in 1952 from the

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and worked in private practice in Fargo from 1953 to 1954. Before 1953 he worked at Goldena Mills in West Fargo. He served in the

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from 1954 to 1956 and as a

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Captain from 1956 to 1957. He worked in private practice in

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, from 1956 to 1957. He served as an attorney and advisor in the Office of Opinion and Review for the

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from 1957 to 1958. He served as in-house counsel to the Goldberg Feed & Grain Company in West Fargo from 1959 to 1983. He served as President and CEO of the Goldberg Feed & Grain Company from 1969 to 1983. He served as a member of the

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from 1966 to 1974. He was Deputy Under Secretary for International Affairs and Commodity Programs at the

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from 1983 to 1989. He worked in private practice in Washington, D.C., from 1989 to 1991.

Trade Court service

On January 8, 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated Goldberg to serve as a United States Judge of the

, to the seat vacated by Judge Paul Peter Rao. He was confirmed by the

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on March 21, 1991, and received his commission on March 25, 1991. He took

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on April 2, 2001, and was succeeded by Judge Timothy C. Stanceu. Goldberg died on July 18, 2023, at the age of 95.

References

External links

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Senior Judge Richard W. Goldberg Biography on U.S. Court of International Trade websiteConfirmation hearings on federal appointments: hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, on confirmation hearings on appointments to the federal judiciary. pt. 1 (1992)
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