Richard W. Goldberg

Richard W. Goldberg
Senior Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
In office April 2, 2001 – July 18, 2023
Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
In office March 25, 1991 – April 2, 2001
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Paul Peter Rao
Succeeded by	Timothy C. Stanceu
Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs Acting
In office August 1987 – April 1989
President	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Dan Amstutz
Succeeded by	Richard T. Crowder
Member of the North Dakota Senate
In office January 3, 1967 – January 7, 1975
Personal details
Born	Richard Wayne Goldberg (1927-09-23)September 23, 1927 Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Died	July 18, 2023(2023-07-18) (aged 95)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mary Borland
Residence(s)	Vienna, Virginia, U.S.
Education	University of Miami (BBA, JD)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1953–1956 (active) 1956–1957 (reserve)
Rank	Captain
Unit	J.A.G. Corps

Richard Wayne Goldberg (September 23, 1927 – July 18, 2023) was a United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade.

Education and career

Goldberg was born on September 23, 1927, in Fargo, North Dakota. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1950 from the University of Miami. He received a Juris Doctor in 1952 from the University of Miami School of Law and worked in private practice in Fargo from 1953 to 1954. Before 1953 he worked at Goldena Mills in West Fargo. He served in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps from 1954 to 1956 and as a United States Air Force Reserve Captain from 1956 to 1957. He worked in private practice in Washington, D.C., from 1956 to 1957. He served as an attorney and advisor in the Office of Opinion and Review for the Federal Communications Commission from 1957 to 1958. He served as in-house counsel to the Goldberg Feed & Grain Company in West Fargo from 1959 to 1983. He served as President and CEO of the Goldberg Feed & Grain Company from 1969 to 1983. He served as a member of the North Dakota State Senate from 1966 to 1974. He was Deputy Under Secretary for International Affairs and Commodity Programs at the United States Department of Agriculture from 1983 to 1989. He worked in private practice in Washington, D.C., from 1989 to 1991.

Trade Court service

On January 8, 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated Goldberg to serve as a United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Judge Paul Peter Rao. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 21, 1991, and received his commission on March 25, 1991. He took senior status on April 2, 2001, and was succeeded by Judge Timothy C. Stanceu.

Goldberg died on July 18, 2023, at the age of 95.

External links

• Richard W. Goldberg at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Senior Judge Richard W. Goldberg Biography on U.S. Court of International Trade website
• Confirmation hearings on federal appointments: hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, on confirmation hearings on appointments to the federal judiciary. pt. 1 (1992) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.