Jack E. Goertzen

Jack E. Goertzen was a retired Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal. He was appointed to the position by Governor Deukmejian in 1988 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was then confirmed by the electorate in 1990 and retired from the bench in 1991. He was previously a Judge of the Superior Court, appointed by Governor Reagan in 1970 and re-elected in 1972, 1978, and 1984. He was also a Judge of the Municipal Court, appointed by Governor Reagan in 1968. He was a Deputy Attorney General for the California State Department of Justice from 1957-1968. He received several awards for his work, including the "Outstanding Trial Jurist Award" from the Lawyers Club of Los Angeles County and the "Trial Lawyer of the Year Award" from the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1957 and to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1961. He was a Republican.