title: Norman Goodman
text: # Norman Goodman
  
  Norman Goodman (December 30, 1923 – January 24, 2019) was an American municipal official. He served as the county clerk of New York County, coextensive with the borough of Manhattan, New York City, from 1969 to 2014.
  
  ## Career
  
  Goodman was a lawyer for seventeen years. In 1965, he was appointed the county's deputy clerk. In 1969, he was appointed county clerk by the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court. As of March 2009, Goodman had held the position during seven different New York governors and, although not a city government official, during six different New York City mayors. As commissioner of jurors, Goodman sent out more than 11 million jury summonses; with his signature and title appearing at the top of each summons, Goodman once quipped that he had "the most notorious signature in New York". He retired in December 2014, and was succeeded by Milton Tingling.
  
  ## Accolades
  
  In December 2008, the jury assembly room at the New York County Courthouse, located at 60 Centre Street in Manhattan, was named after him. A bronze plaque bearing his image was installed and inscribed with "his commitment to his work has been matched only by the kindness and consideration he has brought to his dealings with everyone he has encountered."
  
  ## Personal life and death
  
  Goodman was born in New Haven, Connecticut and was educated at New York University. He married Ruth Weissman in 1948. They had two children and were married until her death in 2017.
  
  Goodman lived on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He died at his home from complications of Parkinson's disease on January 24, 2019, at the age of 95.
  
  