Personal Life and Legacy
He was married to Cecily Goodhart (née Carter) and had three children: Sir Phillip Goodhart, Lord Goodhart of Youlbury and Charles Goodhart (after whom Goodhart's law is named).
Students during Goodhart's Mastership of University College included Bob Hawke, matriculated 1953, who was later Prime Minister of Australia.
The Goodhart Quad and the Goodhart Building (to the east, overlooking the quad and used for student accommodation) at University College, Oxford, off Logic Lane, are named in his memory. Cecily's Court, a small open area containing a fountain, located between the Goodhart Building and 83–85 High Street, is named in memory of Goodhart's wife.
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