ohy_SR11153.xml Guide to oral history interview with Alfred T. Goodwin Goodwin (Alfred T.) oral history interview Sarah Stroman This project is supported in whole or part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Oregon. Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library 2019
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Forms part of the United States District Court Oral History Project.

 This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-12-28. Finding aid is written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. English Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library
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Oral history interview with Alfred T. Goodwin Goodwin, Alfred T. (Alfred Theodore), 1923-2022 SR 11153 0.1 cubic feet 1 videocassette (Mini-DV, 1 hr., 2 min., 59 sec.) 2006 August 26 Oral history interview with Alfred Goodwin conducted by Michael O'Rourke on August 26, 2006, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Goodwin was a judge on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, California.

Alfred Theodore Goodwin was born in Bellingham, Washington, in 1923 and grew up in the Pacific Northwest, graduating from high school in the eastern Oregon town of Prineville. Goodwin served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946, and attended the University of Oregon, earning degrees in journalism (1947) and law (1951). Goodwin was appointed to the Oregon Circuit Court for Lane County in 1955, to the Oregon Supreme Court in 1960, to the U.S. District Court in 1969, and to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1971. From 1988 to 1991, he served as the Ninth Circuit Court's chief judge. He took senior status in 1991. Judge Goodwin's professional activities have included the Oregon Constitutional Revision Commission, Alpha Tau Omega, the Oregon Bar-Press Broadcasters Committee, where he showed an interest in promoting cooperation between the bar and the media, and the American Bar Association, particularly its committees on relations between bench and bar and on legal education. His support for his alma mater, the University of Oregon, earned him several distinguished service awards. Goodwin died in 2022.

This interview with Alfred Goodwin was conducted by Michael O'Rourke at Goodwin's home in Sisters, Oregon, on August 26, 2006. In the interview, Goodwin discusses some of the topics that often come before the U.S. District Court, including immigration, fishing rights, and environmental law. He also discusses national legislation regarding terrorism; proposals to split the Ninth Circuit; technology in the court; and the War on Drugs. He closes the interview by talking about his personal life and family background.

Collection is open for research.

Interview is viewable online in OHS Digital Collections.

Oral history interview with Alfred T. Goodwin, by Michael O'Rourke, SR 11153, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Joint copyright is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society. In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Gift of Donna Sinclair, January 2008 (as Lib. Acc. 26436).

Forms part of the United States District Court Oral History Project.

Incomplete transcript (20 pages) available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

 Goodwin, Alfred T. (Alfred Theodore), 1923-2022 United States. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) United States. District Court (Oregon) Oregon--Politics and government--20th century Emigration and immigration law Environmental law Judges--Oregon Justice, Administration of--Oregon Oregon Oral Histories interviews O'Rourke, Michael (Filmmaker)