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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4781 

To designate the United States courthouse located at 3140 Boeing Avenue 

in McKinleyville, California, as the ‘‘Judge Louis E. Goodman Courthouse’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 22, 2019 

Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. ESHOO, 

Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. LOWENTHAL, and Ms. PORTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To designate the United States courthouse located at 3140 

Boeing Avenue in McKinleyville, California, as the 

‘‘Judge Louis E. Goodman Courthouse’’. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) Louis Earl Goodman was appointed to the 

6 United States District Court for the Northern Dis7 trict of California in 1942 by President Franklin 

8 Delano Roosevelt. 


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1 (2) Judge Goodman served as Chief Judge of 

2 the United States District Court for the Northern 

3 District of California from 1958 until his death in 

4 1961. 

5 (3) During his tenure on the bench, Judge 

6 Goodman’s opinions significantly advanced civil 

7 rights. 

8 (4) Seventy-five years ago Judge Goodman 

9 handed down the first of only 2 rulings upholding 

10 the civil rights and civil liberties of Japanese Ameri11 cans during World War II despite significant profes12 sional and personal risk to himself. 

13 (5) The historic ruling in United States v. 

14 Masaaki Kuwabara would mark one of many signifi15 cant rulings distinguishing Judge Goodman’s career. 

16 (6) After such ruling, Judge Goodman played a 

17 major role in restoring the United States citizenship 

18 of thousands of Japanese Americans who had been 

19 pressed to renounce such citizenship while under du20 ress and detained by armed guard. 

21 (7) On the 75th anniversary of his opinion in 

22 United States v. Masaaki Kuwabara, naming the 

23 United States courthouse in McKinleyville after 

24 Judge Goodman honors his legacy, recognizes his 

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1 est chapters in the civil rights history of the United 

2 States, and commends his unwavering dedication to 

3 ensuring equal protection for all Americans under 

4 the law, thereby upholding the promise of the Con5 stitution of the United States. 

6 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION. 

7 The United States courthouse located at 3140 Boeing 

8 Avenue in McKinleyville, California, shall be known and 

9 designated as the ‘‘Judge Louis E. Goodman Court10 house’’. 

11 SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 

12 Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 

13 paper, or other record of the United States to the United 

14 States courthouse referred to in section 2 shall be deemed 

15 to be a reference to the ‘‘Judge Louis E. Goodman Court16 house’’. 

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