Background
Godfrey, Edward Settle was born on July 21, 1913 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Son of Edward Settle and Alma Deane (McDonald) Godfrey.
Godfrey, Edward Settle was born on July 21, 1913 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Son of Edward Settle and Alma Deane (McDonald) Godfrey.
AB, Harvard University, 1934. Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1939. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Union University, 1987.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Southern Maine, 1995.
Junior attorney, FHLBB, Washington, 1939-1940;
associate, Hinman, Straub & Manning, Albany, New York, 1946-1948;
professor, Albany Law School, 1948-1962;
dean, professor, U. Maine Law School, Portland, 1962-1973;
professor, U. Maine Law School, Portland, 1973-1976;
emeritus dean, professor, U. Maine Law School, Portland, since 1984;
associate justice, Supreme Judicial Court Maine, Portland, 1976-1983;
Hatch professor of law public administration, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1983-1984. Consultant New York Commision on Uniform State Laws, 1952-1953, New York Law Revision Commission, Ithaca, 1954-1960. Chairman Maine Senate Reapportionment Commission, Augusta, 1966.
Reporter Maine Probate Law Revision Commission, Augusta, 1974-1976.
Board trustees Portland Symphony Orchestra, 1984-1987. Chair Maine Labor Relations Board, Augusta, 1984-1987. Major United States Army, 1941-1946.
Member American Law Institute, American Bar Association, Maine Bar Association, Order of Coif.