Gerard Louis Goettel (August 5, 1928 – December 19, 2011) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Gerard Louis Goettel
New York Southern District Court
Born 1928 in New York, NY
Died 2011 in Danbury, CT
FJC ID: 873
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- The Overmyer CompanyAssociate general counsel · 1969–1971
- Private practice, New York City1959–1962, 1968–1969
- New York Life Insurance CompanyCounsel · 1962–1968
Attorney General's Special Group on Organized Crime, U.S. Department of JusticeDeputy chief · 1958–1959
Assistant U.S. attorney · 1955–1958- U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant1951–1953
Appointments
1976–2011 · Appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
J.D. · 1955- Duke UniversityB.A. · 1950