Nathan Goff
1843–1920 · Clarksburg, VA (now WV)
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fourth Circuit | Judge | Benjamin Harrison (Republican) | Mar 17, 1892 | Abolition of Court, Dec 31, 1911 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | Judge | Benjamin Harrison (Republican) | Mar 17, 1892 | Resignation, Mar 31, 1913 |
Education
- New York University School of Law, LL.B., 1866
Professional Career
U.S. Army, 1861-1865; Editor, Clarksburg [West Virginia] Telegraph, 1866-; Private practice, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1866-1867, 1889-1892; State representative, West Virginia, 1867-1868; U.S. attorney for the District of West Virginia, 1868-1881, 1881-1882; Secretary of the Navy, 1881; U.S. representative from West Virginia, 1883-1889; U.S. senator from West Virginia, 1913-1918
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 383 opinions from 1892 to 1913
- Gilbert v. Hopkins 1913
- Gilbert v. Hopkins 1913
- Manchester Liners, Ltd. v. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. 1913
- Kirkpatrick v. McBride 1913
- The Steam Dredge A. 1913
- Froneberger v. First Nat. Bank of Charlotte 1913
- Boyce v. Southern Nat. Bank of Wilmington 1913
- Wright v. Warren Bros. Co. 1913
- Grain Distillery No. 8 v. United States 1913
- The Edna V. Crew 1913
- Wood v. United States 1913
- Trimble v. Rice 1913
- Breese v. United States 1913
- The Prudence 1913
- Baker Contract Co. v. United States ex rel. Pennock 1913
- Miller v. Owens 1913
- Snow v. Dalton 1913
- Tucker v. Bryan 1913
- Arons v. Faulkner 1912
- United States v. Hiawassee Lumber Co. 1912
- Kirsner v. Taliaferro 1912
- J. N. H. Cornell & Co. v. Virginia Air Line Ry. Co. 1912
- Kirkpatrick v. McBride 1912
- Gibson v. Samples 1912
- Sperry & Hutchinson Co. v. Blue 1912
- Lewis v. Bloede 1912
- The Prudence 1912
- West Virginia ex rel. Halfpenny v. McDonald 1912
- Lord Baltimore Press, Inc. v. Labombarde 1912
- Gilbert v. Hopkins 1912
- A. D. Howe Mach. Co. v. Coffield Motor Washer Co. 1912
- Coal City House Furnishing Co. v. Hogue 1912
- Worth v. Knickerbocker Trust Co. 1912
- Burchett v. United States 1912
- Atlantic Transport Co. of West Virginia v. Maryland, ex rel. Szczesek 1912
- Atlantic Transport Co. of West Virginia v. Imbrovek 1912
- Jackson v. White 1912
- Broad River Lumber Co. v. Middleby 1912
- Carlisle v. United States 1912
- Cooper v. Pratt 1912
- Norfolk Southern R. v. Talbott 1911
- Cumberland Gaslight Co. v. West Virginia & Maryland Gas Co. 1911
- Charlestown Light & Power Co. v. Delone 1911
- Bankard v. Irvine 1911
- Williamson v. American Bane 1911
- Jones v. Aug. Wright Co. 1910
- Baley v. Woolley 1910
- Ritchie County Bank v. McFarland 1910
- Ritchie County Bank v. McFarland 1910
- Tygart Valley Brewing Co. v. Vilter Mfg. Co. 1910
- Baltimore, C. & A. Ry. Co. v. Godeffroy 1910
- McClure v. Glady Fork Lumber Co. 1910
- Charlotte Nat. Bank v. Southern Ry. Co. 1910
- Dotson v. Kirk 1910
- Tippett v. Barham 1910
- Lambert's Point Towboat Co. v. United States 1910
- Toxaway Hotel Co. v. J. L. Smathers & Co. 1910
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Loewenstein 1910
- Kuhn v. Fairmont Coal Co. 1910
- The M. E. Luckenbach 1910
- The Dauntless 1910
- Dickinson v. Sunday Creek Co. 1910
- Tennessee Cent. R. Co. v. Southern Ry. Co. 1910
- Westfeldt v. North Carolina Mining Co. 1910
- Lewis v. Hitchman Coal & Coke Co. 1910
- Zell v. Norfolk & S. Ry. Co. 1910
- Tredegar Co. v. Seaboard Air Line Ry. 1910
- Brockenbrough v. Champion Fibre Co. 1910
- Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. United States 1910
- West Fork Glass Co. v. Innes-Weld Glass Co. 1910
- Baltimore & O. R. v. White 1910
- Powhatan Coal & Coke Co. v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. 1910
- United States v. Knowlton Danderine Co. 1910
- Flint v. Coffin 1910
- Bessho v. United States 1910
- Acord v. Western Pocahontas Corp. 1909
- Buchanan Co. v. Adkins 1909
- Jackson v. Jackson 1909
- South Pean Oil Co. v. Miller 1909
- Howell v. Ware 1909
- Corcoran v. National Telephone Co. of West Virginia 1909
- Worthington v. Mack Mfg. Co. 1909
- The Dauntless 1909
- Atlantic Coast Line R. v. Farmer 1909
- Carpenter v. Cudd 1909
- Pineband Club v. Robert 1909
- Hutchinson v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. 1909
- Westall v. Avery 1909
- Angle v. United States 1909
- Cohen v. United States 1909
- City of Greensboro v. Southern Paving & Construction Co. 1909
- Jones v. United States 1909
- Hennibique Const. Co. v. Armored Concrete Const. Co. 1909
- United States v. Freeman 1909
- Metropolitan Trust Co. of New York v. Central Trust Co. of New York 1909
- Norfolk Cold Storage & Ice Co. v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. 1909
- Norfolk & Washington (D. C.) Steamboat Co. v. Ragland 1909
- Williams v. John L. Roper Lumber Co. 1909
- Mahle v. Schilpp 1908
- Ellis v. Southern Ry. Co. 1908