Judd A. GOLDMAN
- Born: 28 Mar 1914, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
- Marriage (1): Sylvern Anna RICE on 17 Sep 1939 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
- Died: 20 Oct 1989, Naples, Collier, Florida aged 75
- Buried: 24 Oct 1989, Shalom Memorial Park
 Another name for Judd was Justin David.
Noted events in his life were:
1. Career. Justin "Judd" Goldman was seventeen years old when he suffered a disabling bone disease. After realizing that there were few sports that he could participate in, he discovered sailing. During the next fifty-eight years he competed successfully in many races throughout the world, including over twenty-five Chicago-Mackinac Races, a 333-mile challenge from Chicago to Mackinac Island, Michigan. He founded an Olympic one-design class of sailboats in Chicago, the Dragon class. In 1989, at the age of seventy-five, Judd passed away at a Naples, Florida boatyard.
In 1990, Judd's wife, Sliv, son Peter and daughter Judy established the Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation (JGASF) as a public/private partnership with the Chicago Park District. Today, the adaptive sailing program consists of eight Freedom Independence 20's, eight Sonars, and four 2.4 meter sailboats. Over one thousand participants experience the joy and independence of sailing each year.
Judd married Sylvern Anna RICE on 17 Sep 1939 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. (Sylvern Anna RICE was born on 12 Mar 1915 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, died on 30 Oct 2004 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois and was buried on 31 Oct 2004.)
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