Charles A. Goss Explained

Charles A. Goss (1864–August 13, 1938) was chief justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court from 1927 until his death in 1938.^[1]

Early life and education

Born in Ohio in 1864.

Career

Goss moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1886, where he practiced law for twenty-eight years.^[2] He served in the legislature of 1893 and was president of the Omaha Bar Association in 1898.^[3] He was the United States Attorney for Nebraska from 1906 to 1910,^[2] winning 89% of his cases,^[3] and then returned to private practice, shortly thereafter becoming a partner in the firm of Switzler, Goss & Switzler.^[2]

In 1920, Goss was elected to serve as a district court judge, becoming the presiding judge of the Fourth Judicial District in 1923. In 1926 he ran as a politically independent candidate for Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court.^[3]

Notes and References

1. James W. Hewitt, Slipping Backward: A History of the Nebraska Supreme Court (University of Nebraska Press, 2007).
2. Edward Francis Morearty, Omaha Memories: Recollections of Events, Men and Affairs in Omaha, Nebraska (1917), p. 205.
3. The Lincoln Star (October 31, 1926), p. 11.