Judge Jack A. L. Goodman

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Judge Jack A. L. Goodman

Judge Jack A. L. Goodman
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District


Dates of judicial service:
  • Appointed to the court of appeals in 2020
    • Retained in 2022
    • Current term expires December 31, 2034
  • Elected circuit judge for the 39th Circuit (Barry, Lawrence and Stone Counties) in 2012
    • Reelected 2018

Education:
  • Bachelor of Arts, 1995, University of Missouri – Columbia
  • Juris Doctor, 1998, University of Missouri – Columbia

Prior Employment:
  • Engaged in private law practice (1998 – 2012)
  • Senator, Missouri District 29, Elected 2005 (special election), Reelected 2008
  • State Representative, Missouri District 132, Elected 2002, Reelected 2004
  • Assistant county prosecutor (part-time, 1998 – 2002)

Professional Memberships and Activities:
  • Judicial Conference of Missouri Legislative Committee, Vice Chair
  • Missouri Court Automation Committee
    • Budget and Personnel Subcommittee
  • Clerical Weighted Work Load Work Group
  • eFiling Rules Work Group
  • Presiding Judges Executive Committee
  • Circuit Judges Association Legislative Committee
  • 2016 Judicial Leadership Summit Planning Committee
  • Missouri Bar Association
  • Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association
  • 39th Circuit Bar Association

Additional Information:
  • Judge Goodman and his wife, Laura, have two sons.

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