Judicial Q&A: Gordon Goodman

(Note: As I have done in past elections, I am running a series of Q&As for Democratic judicial candidates. This is intended to help introduce the candidates and their experiences to my readers. I am running these responses in the order that I receive them from the candidates. You can see other Q&As and further information about judicial candidates on my 2018 Judicial page.

Gordon Goodman

1. Who are you and what are you running for?

Gordon Goodman
Candidate for 1^st Court of Appeals, Place 2

2. What kind of cases does this court hear?

The 1^st Court of Appeals hears both civil and criminal appeals from trial courts in 10 counties of Southeast Texas including Harris County.

3. Why are you running for this particular bench?

Many appeals only reach the courts of appeals level so this is where a large number of important questions for our region and state are addressed.

4. What are your qualifications for this job?

Prior Professional experience

• NRG Energy, Inc.

Director of Governance and Enterprise Risk Management

• Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Vice President-Planning & Control, Occidental Energy Marketing
Member, Occidental’s Risk Management Committee

• E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.

President, DuPont Power Marketing, Inc.
Senior Vice President, Conoco Global Power

• Howell Corporation

President, Howell Power Systems, Inc.

Prior Board Memberships

• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Univ. of Houston

Dean’s Advisory Board (Former Chairman and Member)

• Houston Area Urban League

Board of Directors (Former Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee)

• Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Texas Southern University

Advisory Council (Former Member)

• Blaffer Gallery, Univ. of Houston

Advisory Board (Former Chairman and Member)

Prior Professional Advisory Panels

• Energy Oversight Committee, formed by GARP and API To implement the Energy Risk Professional (ERP) Certificate Program
• Valuation Resource Group, panel formed by FASB to advise on issues arising under FAS 157 (Fair Value Measurements)
• The Energy Trading Working Group, an advisory panel formed by the Emerging Issues Task Force at FASB to advise on FAS 133 issues

Professional Associations

• The American Petroleum Institute’s (API’s) Risk Control Committee (Founding Chairman and Former Member)
• The American Petroleum Institute’s (API’s) General Committee on Finance (Former Member)
• Texas State, Pennsylvania, and Energy Bar Associations (Member)
• The Bachelier Finance Society (Member)

Education

• University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA (1974-1977): J.D.
• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1971-1974): Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude

5. Why is this race important?

The lack of diversity of opinion on the 1^st and 14^th Courts of Appeals is striking given the wonderful diversity that we see in this region of southeast Texas.  I am eager to provide a different point of view on the most important matters of the day and to insure that fairness and justice is available to all parties when they bring appeals to these courts.

6. Why should people vote for you in November?

In addition to my support for civil rights, voting rights, equal protection, and due process under the law, I also bring extensive knowledge and a deep understanding of finance, commerce, and the important business questions of our day and time.  By having this expertise on the 1^st Court of Appeals, we can provide a useful forum for the largest and most significant commercial disputes that arise in southeast Texas.

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