Gerard Goettel

Gerard Goettel

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

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Education

Bachelor's

Duke University, 1950

Law

Columbia Law School, 1955

Personal

Birthplace

New York, N.Y.

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Gerard Louis Goettel (1928-2011) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Goettel was nominated by President Gerald Ford on March 2, 1976, to a seat vacated by Arnold Bauman; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 26, 1976, and received commission four days later. Goettel was succeeded in this position by Lewis Kaplan. He assumed senior status on August 5, 1993, where he served until his passing on December 19, 2011.

Education

Goettel earned his B.A. from Duke University in 1950 and his J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1955.

Military service

Goettel served as a Lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard from 1951 to 1953.

Professional career

• 1969-1971: Associate general counsel, The Overmyer Company
• 1968-1969: Attorney in private practice, New York City
• 1962-1968: Counsel, New York Life Insurance Company
• 1959-1962: Attorney in private practice, New York City
• 1958-1959: Deputy chief, United States Attorney General's Special Group on Organized Crime
• 1955-1958: Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York

Judicial nominations and appointments

Southern district of New York

Goettel was nominated by President Gerald Ford on March 2, 1976, to a seat vacated by Arnold Bauman. Goettel was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 26, 1976, and received commission four days later. Goettel was succeeded in this position by Lewis Kaplan. He assumed senior status on August 5, 1993, and passed away on December 19, 2011.

See also

• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit

External links

• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• Gerard Goettel at the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Arnold Bauman	Southern District of New York 1976–1993	Succeeded by: Lewis Kaplan