He was appointed to the court by Governor Mike Parson after being nominated by the non-partisan Appellate Judicial Commission.
[1] He attended the University of Missouri, where he earned his bachelor's degree in Philosophy in 1995 and his Juris Doctor in 1998.
Jack Goodman was nominated by the Republican Party to run in the special election to succeed Sen. Taylor.
In his first race for the Missouri Senate, Goodman was elected to serve the remainder of that term ending in 2009, beating his Democratic opponent by 35 points.
The 29th District, which he represented, included McDonald, Lawrence, Barry, Stone, Taney and Ozark counties at the time.