John Cooper Godbold
| John Cooper Godbold | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
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In office October 23, 1987 – December 22, 2009 |
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| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
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In office 1981–1986 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Paul Hitch Roney |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
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In office October 1, 1981 – October 23, 1987 |
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| Appointed by | Reassigned to Eleventh Circuit pursuant to operation of law |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Emmett Ripley Cox |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
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In office 1981–1981 |
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| Preceded by | James P. Coleman |
| Succeeded by | Charles Clark |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
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In office July 22, 1966 – September 30, 1981 |
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| Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Richard Taylor Rives |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
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March 4, 1920 Coy, Alabama |
| Died | December 22, 2009 (aged 89) Montgomery, Alabama |
| Alma mater |
Auburn University B.S. Harvard Law School J.D. |
| Profession | Judge |
John Cooper Godbold (March 24, 1920 – December 22, 2009) was a United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Born in Coy, Alabama, Godbold received a Bachelor of Science from Auburn University in 1940 and was a Major in the United States Army, Division Artillery Headquarters during World War II, from 1941 to 1946. He received a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1948, and was in private practice in Montgomery, Alabama from 1948 to 1966.
On June 28, 1966, Godbold was nominated by President Johnson to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Richard Taylor Rives. Godbold was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 22, 1966, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge in 1981, but on October 1, 1981, he was reassigned by operation of law to the newly created United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He served as the first chief judge of that court, from 1981 to 1986, and assumed senior status on October 23, 1987. He served as Director of the Federal Judicial Center from 1987 to 1990, and was a professor of law at the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University beginning in 1990. He continued in senior status for twenty-two years, until his death, in 2009, in Montgomery, Alabama.
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