John Cooper Godbold
Personal
Birthday:
3/24/1920
Birthplace:
Coy, AL
Date of Death:
12/22/2009
Place of Death:
Montgomery, AL
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
U.S. Army major, Division Artillery Headquarters, 1941-1946
Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1948-1966
Director, Federal Judicial Center, 1987-1990
Professor of law, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 1990-2009
Education
Name of School:
Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University)
Degree:
B.S.
Degree Year:
1940
Name of School - Second:
Harvard Law School
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Degree - Second:
J.D.
Degree Year - Second:
1948 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Court Name:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
President Nominating:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
7/22/1966
Termination Date:
10/1/1981
Termination Reason:
Reassignment
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Court Name - Second:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Second:
10/1/1981
Retirement from Active Service - Second:
10/23/1987
Termination Date - Second:
12/22/2009
Termination Reason - Second:
Death