Circuit Court Judge William Goodman III has practiced law since 1977. He graduated cum laude from Samford University with a B.A. in Economics in 1974 and graduated from Cumberland School of Law of Samford University in 1977. He is a member of the Montgomery and Robertson County Bar Associations, the Tennessee Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the American Board of Trial Advocates. Prior to his appointment to the court, he practiced as an attorney at Goodman and Walker in Springfield, TN.