William C. Goodloe
| William Cassius Goodloe, III | |
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| Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court | |
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In office January 14, 1985 – July 17, 1988 |
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| Appointed by | General Election |
| Judge on the King County Superior Court | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 19, 1919 Lexington, Kentucky |
| Died | January 18, 1997 (aged 77) Seattle, Washington |
| Political party | American Heritage Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
William Cassius Goodloe III (September 19, 1919 – January 18, 1997) was an American lawyer, politician and judge, who served as Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court from 1985 to 1988.
William Goodloe was born in Lexington, Kentucky. After graduating from the University of Washington School of Law in 1948, he went on to practise as a trial lawyer for 24 years.
Goodloe served in the Washington State Senate as a Republican from 1951 to 1959, and later headed the 1962 World's Fair committee. He also served as the chairman of the Washington State Republican Party from 1960 to 1962.
He served on the King County Superior Court for twelve years and served for three and a half years on the Washington State Supreme Court from January 14, 1985 to July 17, 1988, after winning a contested election. While on the Supreme Court, Justice Goodloe authored 56 majority opinions with 12 concurrences and 34 dissents. He resigned his position before the end of his first term.
Goodloe twice attempted to run for the US Senate. In 1988, he entered the Republican primary against Slade Gorton, receiving around 3% of the vote. In January 1992, Goodloe challenged Democratic Senator Brock Adams as a third-party candidate, representing the Washington Taxpayers Party, which he had established in 1991.
In the early 1990s, Goodloe set up a group called "Morality in Youth", to oppose a plan by the Seattle School District to distribute contraception in public schools.
He was an advocate of jury nullification and suggested that the following instruction be given by judges to all juries in criminal cases:
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