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John Cooper Godbold
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
John Cooper Godbold served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Appointed by None (reassignment).
- Appointed by
- None (reassignment)
- Born
- 1920
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitLyndon B. Johnson · Jul 22, 1966 – Oct 1, 1981
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitNone (reassignment) · – Dec 22, 2009
Education
- Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University)B.S., 1940
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1948
Career
U.S. Army major, Division Artillery Headquarters, 1941-1946; Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1948-1966; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1976-1981; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1981-1986; Director, Federal Judicial Center, 1987-1990; Professor of law, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 1990-2009
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