Goettel, Gerard Louis Born August 5, 1928, in New York, NY Died December 19, 2011, in Danbury, CT Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Nominated by Gerald Ford on March 2, 1976, to a seat vacated by Arnold Bauman. Confirmed by the Senate on March 26, 1976, and received commission on March 30, 1976. Assumed senior status on August 5, 1993. Service terminated on December 19, 2011, due to death. U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1971-1976 Education: Duke University, B.A., 1950 Columbia Law School, J.D., 1955 Professional Career: U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant, 1951-1953 Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1955-1958 Deputy chief, Attorney General's Special Group on Organized Crime, U.S. Department of Justice, 1958-1959 Private practice, New York City, 1959-1962, 1968-1969 Counsel, New York Life Insurance Company, 1962-1968 Associate general counsel, The Overmyer Company, 1969-1971