Albert Williams Johnson
| Albert Williams Johnson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Calvin Coolidge |
| Active: | 12/17/1925 - 6/28/1945 |
| Preceded by: | Charles Witmer |
| Succeeded by: | John William Murphy |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1872 |
| Undergraduate: | Bucknell University (1896) |
| Law School: | Read Law (1896) |
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Albert Williams Johnson (1872-1957) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
He received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on May 21, 1925 to replace Charles Witmer. On December 8, 1925, he was nominated.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on December 17th, and received commission that same day. He resigned on June 28, 1945. Johnson was succeeded in this position by John William Murphy.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1896
- Bucknell University, A.B., 1896
Professional career
- Instructor in law, Bucknell University, 1902-1926
- Member, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1901-1902
- Solicitor, Borough of Lewisburg and Union County, Pennsylvania, 1908-1912
- Presiding judge, 17th Judicial District of Pennsylvania, 1912-1922
- Solicitor, Pennsylvania Department of Education, 1922-1923
Judicial career
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Johnson received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on May 21, 1925 to replace Charles Witmer. On December 8, 1925, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 17th, and received commission that same day.[1] He resigned on June 28, 1945. Johnson was succeeded in this position by John William Murphy.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Witmer |
Middle District of Pennsylvania 1925–1945 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: John William Murphy |
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| 1923 | |||
| 1924 |
Boynton • Davis • Dawkins, Sr. • Graham • Hand • Jones • Kennamer • Kerrigan • Martin • McCormick • Moorman • Pray • Young | ||
| 1925 |
A. Anderson • H. Anderson • Baltzell • Beattie • Booth • Burns • Clark • Dawson • Foster • Henning • Hough • Johnson • McCamant • Meekins • Molyneaux • Moorman • Moscowitz • Otis • Parker • Raymond • Sanborn • Slick • St. Sure • Stone • Thacher • Van Valkenburgh | ||
| 1926 | |||
| 1927 |
Adler • Bryant • F. Coleman • W. Coleman • Hand • Hayes • Kirkpatrick • Letts • McNary • Moinet • Northcott • Tilson • Wham | ||
| 1928 |
Borah • Burrows • Cline • Cotteral • Deaver • Dewey • Gordon • Green • Hahn • Hickenlooper • Hicks • Louderback • Martineau • McCarthy • McDermott • McVicar • Norcross • Sinnott • Taylor • Tilson • Vaught • West | ||
| 1929 |
Akerman • Chase • Cox • Fake • Garrett • Nevin • Ritter • Woodward | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Yvette Kane • Christopher Conner • John E. Jones • Malachy Mannion • Robert David Mariani • Matthew Brann | ||
| Senior judges |
Richard Caputo • James Munley • William Nealon • Richard Conaboy • Sylvia Rambo • William Caldwell • Edwin Kosik • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Thomas Blewitt • Andrew Smyser • William Arbuckle • Mildred Methvin • Martin C. Carlson • Susan E. Schwab • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Thomas Vanaskie • James McClure • Robert Wodrow Archbald • Charles Witmer • Albert Williams Johnson • Albert Leisenring Watson • Frederick Follmer • Robert Herman • John William Murphy • Michael Sheridan • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Thomas Vanaskie • William Nealon • Richard Conaboy • Albert Leisenring Watson • Frederick Follmer • John William Murphy • Michael Sheridan • | ||
