Background
Gooch, Robert Gordon was born on August 17, 1934 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of John Aubrey and Adrienne (Gordon) Gooch.
Gooch, Robert Gordon was born on August 17, 1934 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of John Aubrey and Adrienne (Gordon) Gooch.
Washington & Lee University (A B, 1956). University of Texas (Bachelor of Laws, 1961). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi.
Order of the Coif.
Chancellors. Editor-in-Chief, Texas Law Review, 1960-1961. Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the United States, Old Testament, 1961.
General Counsel for the Federal Power Commission, Washington, District of Columbia, 1969-1972.
Law clerk to chief justice United States Supreme Court, 1961. Associate Baker & Botts, Houston, 1962—1969. General counsel Federal Power Commission, 1969—1972.
Partner in charge Baker & Botts, Washington, since 1972. With Travis & Gooch, since 2009. Served to captain United States Army Reserve, 1956-1961.
Member of American Bar Association (chairman elect public utility law section 1987-1988), District of Columbia Bar Association, State Bar Texas, Country (Bethesda, Maryland), Houston Country, Kenwood Golf, Order of Coif.
Married Patricia Campbell Gooch, August 23, 1958. Children: Gordon Campbell, Ellen Aubrey.