Ms. Goodman, an attorney, served as an executive and broadcast journalist and editorial director for the CBS-TV affiliate in West Palm Beach for many years before using her MBA/JD to practice corporate law with Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, and then opened her own firm, Judy Goodman, PA, to focus on public policy issues and business consulting. Ms. Goodman founded the local arts council, serving as its first executive director and later chairman. She is a life trustee of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts; a distinguished life trustee and former chairman of the South Florida Fair; and a member of the Economic Council. Ms. Goodman and her husband, Dr. J. John Goodman, have two adult sons.