[1] After completing high school, she initially pursued a career as a court stenographer, working in Kentucky.
[1][2] Goodwine was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in October 1994 and began her legal career at Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, a private law firm where she worked until her appointment to the judiciary in 1999.
[2] She was subsequently elected to continue serving as a district judge, a role she held until November 2003.
[2] In November 2003, Goodwine was elected as a circuit judge for Fayette County, where she served for 15 years until 2018.
[2] In January 2023, she was appointed Chief Judge Pro Tem of the Kentucky Court of Appeals.