George H. Goodrich

George Herbert Goodrich (June 19, 1925 – September 22, 2015) was an American judge and attorney. He served as a judge with the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 36 years. In 1931, his father was appointed judge of the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals, and the family moved to Washington D.C. They spent their summers at their cottage, Sandy Bottoms, at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

He attended St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., graduating in 1943. There, he was a member of the Fraternity of Delta Psi (St. Anthony Hall). He enrolled in the University of Virginia School of Law in the fall of 1949, and graduated in 1952. Their offices were in Washington, D.C. He later to become a justice with the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, serving there for 36 years. The law also required handgun owners to unload and disassemble weapons in the house. Another component of the law which made it the strictest in the United States, was that no handguns could be sold or brought into in the District. The day before expelling McKnight, the university had dismissed the employee who had filled the sex discrimination complaint. He also was on the faculty of the American Institute of Banking and the American University School of Business Administration.

Professional affiliations Early in his career, Goodrich was a member of the District of Columbia Junior Bar Association, serving as chair of its program and activities committee. Later, he was a member and secretary of the D.C. Bar Association. He was also a member of the American Law Institute and the Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia.

Personal life In 1949, Goodrich married Nancy Ann Needham of Washington, D.C., his high school sweetheart. She was a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and was working for Time magazine in New York City. He father was Delos J. Needham, general counsel of the American Bankers Association.

The couple moved to Jefferson Park Avenue in Charlottesville, Virginia while Goodrich attended law school. Nancy worked for WCHV radio in advertising and broadcast. When he completed law school, they moved to Wood Acres, Maryland. They had three sons: Dr. Rev. George Herbert Goodrich Jr., Rev. Craig Needham Goodrich, and Rev. Thomas Abrams Goodrich.

Goodrich was president of the St. Albans Alumni Association and the Homemakers Service of the National Capital Area. He also served on the board of the American Red Cross D.C. Chapter, the Hillcrest Children's Center, and St. Albans School. He was a member of the Metropolitan Club and the Chevy Chase Club. He was also a member and elder of the National Presbyterian Church.

After retiring, Goodrich and his wife returned to Charlottesville. There, he was a member of Meadows Presbyterian Church where his son Thomas was pastor. They also had a cottage, Windstar, at the Outer Banks in North Carolina.

In 2015, Goodrich died in Charlottesville at the age of ninety years. His memorial service was held at the Meadows Presbyterian Church. He was buried at Monticello Memorial Gardens.