Goddard was born in Palmyra, New York and went to elementary school there. His family moved to Abingdon, Illinois, where he completed his secondary schooling. In 1862, he moved to Leavenworth, Kansas and began to read law, then enrolling in the University of Chicago Law School in 1864. He graduated in 1865 and was named class valedictorian. He was admitted to the bar soon after graduating and then returned to Leavenworth.[2]
In Leavenworth, Goddard served for two years as deputy county attorney, then he was elected county attorney for two terms. In fall 1871, he was elected to serve in the Kansas legislature.[2]
Career in Coloradoedit
Goddard moved to Leadville, Colorado in 1878. There, he became involved in the mining industry and also practiced law. In 1882 and 1888, he was elected and re-elected judge of the 5th Judicial District.
An attempt was made to remove Goddard from his district court seat through disbarment. He was accused of agreeing to accept a campaign contribution in return for appointing the donor clerk of the court if he were elected. The court ruled in favor of Goddard.[3]
In 1892, the Populist and Democratic parties nominated him as their candidate for the Colorado Supreme Court Justice, and he was elected, serving until his term ended in 1901.[2] While serving on the court this term, Goddard was one of the three justices that heard the Courvoisier v. Raymond case, a case that involved mistaken self-defense.[4] During this period he moved to Denver.[2]
In 1905, the Supreme Court was reorganized, and Governor Peabody appointed Goddard to serve a second term on the court. Soon after he began serving his second Supreme Court term, a bomb was placed at his Denver residence, but it didn't go off.[2]
^Who's who in America. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & Company. 1901. p. 437.
^ abcdeFerril, William Columbus (1911). Sketches of Colorado : being an analytical summary and biographical history of the State of Colorado as portrayed in the lives of the pioneers, the founders, the builders, the statesmen, and the prominent and progressive citizens who helped in the development and history making of Colorado. Vol. 1. Denver, Colorado: Western Press Bureau Company. p. 407. hdl:2027/uiug.30112051859277.
^People ex rel. Johnson v. Goddard, 11 Colo. 259 (1888).
^Henderson, J.A. et al. The torts process, Seventh edition. New York: Aspen Publishers, 2007, p. 78.
^"Judge Goddard, 79, is dead". Kiowa County Press. Vol. 23, no. 51. Eads, Colorado. 1917-05-25. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
luther, marcellus, goddard, october, 1840, 1917, associate, justice, colorado, supreme, court, from, 1891, 1901, from, 1905, 1909, portrait, photograph, 1908, from, campaign, advertisement, colorado, supreme, courtassociate, justicepersonal, detailsbornoctober. Luther Marcellus Goddard October 27 1840 1 May 20 1917 was an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1891 to 1901 and from 1905 to 1909 Luther Marcellus GoddardPortrait photograph of Luther Marcellus Goddard in 1908 from a campaign advertisement Colorado Supreme CourtAssociate JusticePersonal detailsBornOctober 27 1840Palmyra New YorkDied20 May 1917 1917 05 20 aged 76 Contents 1 Education and early career 2 Career in Colorado 3 Death 4 ReferencesEducation and early career editGoddard was born in Palmyra New York and went to elementary school there His family moved to Abingdon Illinois where he completed his secondary schooling In 1862 he moved to Leavenworth Kansas and began to read law then enrolling in the University of Chicago Law School in 1864 He graduated in 1865 and was named class valedictorian He was admitted to the bar soon after graduating and then returned to Leavenworth 2 In Leavenworth Goddard served for two years as deputy county attorney then he was elected county attorney for two terms In fall 1871 he was elected to serve in the Kansas legislature 2 Career in Colorado editGoddard moved to Leadville Colorado in 1878 There he became involved in the mining industry and also practiced law In 1882 and 1888 he was elected and re elected judge of the 5th Judicial District An attempt was made to remove Goddard from his district court seat through disbarment He was accused of agreeing to accept a campaign contribution in return for appointing the donor clerk of the court if he were elected The court ruled in favor of Goddard 3 In 1892 the Populist and Democratic parties nominated him as their candidate for the Colorado Supreme Court Justice and he was elected serving until his term ended in 1901 2 While serving on the court this term Goddard was one of the three justices that heard the Courvoisier v Raymond case a case that involved mistaken self defense 4 During this period he moved to Denver 2 In 1905 the Supreme Court was reorganized and Governor Peabody appointed Goddard to serve a second term on the court Soon after he began serving his second Supreme Court term a bomb was placed at his Denver residence but it didn t go off 2 Death editGoddard died May 20 1917 in Denver age 79 5 He s buried in Denver s Riverside Cemetery 6 References edit Who s who in America Chicago A N Marquis amp Company 1901 p 437 a b c d e Ferril William Columbus 1911 Sketches of Colorado being an analytical summary and biographical history of the State of Colorado as portrayed in the lives of the pioneers the founders the builders the statesmen and the prominent and progressive citizens who helped in the development and history making of Colorado Vol 1 Denver Colorado Western Press Bureau Company p 407 hdl 2027 uiug 30112051859277 People ex rel Johnson v Goddard 11 Colo 259 1888 Henderson J A et al The torts process Seventh edition New York Aspen Publishers 2007 p 78 Judge Goddard 79 is dead Kiowa County Press Vol 23 no 51 Eads Colorado 1917 05 25 p 2 Retrieved 2020 02 03 Salisbury Darrel 2014 02 24 Judge Luther Marcellus Goddard Find a grave Retrieved 2020 02 03 nbsp This Colorado related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a state judge in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luther Marcellus Goddard amp oldid 1172279443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
