John Cooper Godbold
1920–2009 · Coy, AL
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Judge | Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) | Jul 22, 1966 | Reassignment, Oct 1, 1981 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Judge | None (reassignment) (None (reassignment)) | Oct 1, 1981 | Death, Dec 22, 2009 |
Education
- Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University), B.S., 1940
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 1948
Professional 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
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 4,274 opinions from 1966 to 2005
- Moore v. Tractor Supply Co. 2005
- Finch v. BP Oil Co. 2005
- Amend v. 485 Properties, LLC 2005
- Michael Linet, Inc. v. Village of Wellington, FL 2005
- United States v. Jose Eusebio Valencia-Aguirre 2005
- Denise Wagner v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc. 2005
- Brian Morris v. Emory Clinic, Inc. 2005
- Amend v. 485 Properties, LLC 2005
- Jerry Jackson Lee, II v. Hospital Authority 2005
- Don Borque v. Trugreen, Inc. 2004
- Association for Disabled Americans, Inc. v. Integra Resort Management Inc. 2004
- United States v. John Waruiru Njau 2004
- Terry Gilmour v. American Nat'l Red Cross 2004
- Terry Gilmour v. Gates, McDonald & Co. 2004
- Moorer v. Demopolis Waterworks & Sewer Board 2004
- United States v. $125,938.62 2004
- Yusefzadeh v. Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP 2004
- Kelly McGinley v. Gorman Houston 2004
- William Wright v. Dougherty County, Georgia 2004
- Karen Summers v. Dillard's Inc. 2003
- United States v. Brian Pla 2003
- Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance v. Weeks Marine Construction Co. 2003
- Commodore Holdings, Inc. v. Exxon Mobil Corp. 2003
- Mosquito Control District of Florida v. Coregis Insurance Company 2003
- Lonnie J. Hill v. Thomas E. White, Secretary of the Army 2003
- City of Charleston v. a Fisherman's Best, Inc. 2002
- Law Offices of David Stern, P.A. v. Martinez 2002
- A Fisherman's Best, Inc. v. Recreational Fishing Alliance 2002
- Federal Insurance v. Traveler's Casualty & Surety Co. 2002
- Nippon Credit Bank, Ltd. v. Matthews 2002
- United States v. Lyndom Burl Baker 2002
- Walker v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance 2002
- Mosquito Control District of Florida v. Coregis Insurance 2002
- Federal Insurance v. Traveler's Casualty & Surety Co. 2002
- John B. O'neal., III v. Jeanette G. Garrison 2001
- Doris Chaney v. Tennessee Valley Authority 2001
- Abate of Georgia, Inc. v. State of Georgia 2001
- Jerry J. Kilpatrick v. Samuel H. Houston 2001
- O'Neal v. Garrison 2001
- Mexiport, Inc. v. Frontier Communications Services, Inc. 2001
- Arkwright Mutual Insurance Co. v. Bank of America, N.A. (South), F.K.A. Nationsbank of Florida, N.A., Nationsbank, N.A. (South) 2001
- Michael Alan Hurley v. Michael W. Moore, Secretary, Department of Corrections, Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General of the State of Florida 2000
- United States v. Daniel I. Colton, United States of America v. Daniel I. Colton 2000
- Chandler v. Siegelman 2000
- Perry v. Bartlett 2000
- United States v. Campbell 2000
- Rodney Brice v. E. J. Nkaru Safeway, Incorporated 2000
- Bruce A. Ungerleider v. Robert P. Gordon 2000
- Fernando Galindo-Del Valle v. The Attorney General, Immigration & Naturalization Service 2000
- Arkwright Mutual Ins. Co. v. Bank of America, N.A. 2000
- Alexis M. Herman, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Local 305, National Post Office Mail Handlers, Liuna, Afl-Cio 2000
- Bill Pryor, Attorney General for the State of Alabama, State of Alabama v. Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States, United States of America 2000
- Nolin v. Isbell 2000
- McAndrew v. Lockheed Martin Corp. 2000
- Gellington v. Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Inc. 2000
- United States v. Roy Mack West, A.K.A. Teeny Man, Etc. 2000
- Wolf v. Coca-Cola Company 2000
- Dedrick v. West AL Women's Health 2000
- Webb v. Zurich Insurance Company 2000
- Castillo v. United States 2000
- United States v. Fowler 1999
- Kilpatrick v. Houston 1999
- Colwell v. Royal International Trading Corp. (In Re Colwell) 1999
- Roger Whatley, Sr. v. Cna Insurance Companies, Baker Brothers, Incorporated 1999
- Wilson v. Navistar International Transportation Corp. 1999
- United States v. Kevin Roberson 1999
- Adams v. United Paperworkers International Union A.F.L.-C.I.O. 1999
- Boyd v. Homes of Legend, Inc. 1999
- Paul A. Ironside, M.D. v. Simi Valley Hospital 1999
- Zhen-Hua Gao v. Carol A. Jenifer, District Director Immigration & Naturalization Service (Detroit District) 1999
- United States v. Gold Star Medical Services 1999
- McGregor Ex Rel. Bankruptcy Estate of Cox v. AutoZone, Inc. 1999
- Chandler v. Siegleman 1999
- Coyne v. American Tobacco Co. 1999
- McAndrew v. Lockheed Martin Corp. 1999
- United States v. Rhodes 1999
- Jim Walter Resources, Inc. v. The National Labor Relations Board, Tim Burchfield 1999
- White Consolidated Industries, Inc. v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation 1999
- Hiler v. Brown 1999
- United States v. Isabel Rodriguez De Varon 1999
- Butero v. Royal MacCabees Life Insurance 1999
- Robert D. Mastroianni v. Michael J. Bowers, Patrick D. Deering 1999
- Gossard v. Adia Services, Inc. 1999
- United States v. William M. Dorsey 1999
- Pryor v. Reno 1999
- Tony Woodard, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Stp Corporation and First Brands Corporation 1999
- Campbell v. Emory Clinic 1999
- Harvey Burger, Gail Burger v. Time Insurance Company, Incorporated, a Foreign Corporation, Cross-Appellee 1999
- Paul N. Smith and Bernice Smith v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 1999
- Deborah Wilson v. Rental Research Services, Inc. 1999
- Fultz v. Dunn 1998
- Beck v. Prupis 1998
- Robert Blaik v. United States 1998
- BMC Industries, Inc. v. Barth Industries, Inc. 1998
- Mastroianni v. Bowers 1998
- Maughon v. Bibb County 1998
- Sterling v. Stewart 1998
- Katherine R. Cehrs v. Northeast Ohio Alzheimer's Research Center and Windsor House, Inc. 1998
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. Lacentra Trucking, Inc. 1998
- Henry Lee Company v. Tolz 1998