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| Inge Johnson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2T |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 10/9/1998 - 10/24/2012 |
| Senior: | 10/24/2012 - Present |
| Preceded by: | James Hancock |
| Past post: | 31st Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama |
| Past chief: | 1980-1999 |
| Past term: | 1979-1999 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1945 |
| Home State: | Svendborg, Denmark |
| Law School: | U. of Alabama Law, J.D., 1973 |
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Early life and education
Born in the nation of Denmark, Johnson moved to the United States in 1973 as Johnson attended the City of London College and graduated with a Certificate in English Law in 1968 and later graduated from the University of Copenhagen School of Law with a Juris Certificate in 1969. In 1970, Johnson moved to the United States, and attended the University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa. At Alabama, Johnson graduated with a Master of Laws Degree in 1970 and Juris Doctorate Degree in 1973 and was later that year admitted into the Alabama State Bar.[1]
Professional career
Johnson stated her legal career as a private practice attorney licensed in the nation of Denmark from 1970 to 1971. While at the same time, Johnson served as a part-time faculty member for the University of Copenhagen School of Law. After being licensed to practice law in the United States, Johnson started her legal career as a Private practice attorney in the State of Alabama from 1973 to 1979. In 1978, Johnson started her legal career as a part-time Municipal judge for the City Court of Muscle Shoals from 1978 to 1979. In 1979, Johnson was elected by the People of Alabama to become a Circuit Court judge in the 31st Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama until her appointment to the Federal Bench in 1999. Johnson was the Chief Judge of the Court from 1980 to 1999.[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Alabama
On the recommendation of Senator Richard Shelby, Johnson was nominated by President Bill Clinton on August 31, 1998 to a seat vacated by James Hancock. Johnson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 8, 1998 and received commission on October 9, 1998.[1] Johnson assumed senior status on October 24, 2012.
Notable cases
Mary Buckelew case
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama *USA v. Buckelew 2:08-cr-00357-IPJ-HGD |
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| Judge Johnson was the presiding judge in the trial of former Jefferson County Alabama Commissioner Mary Buckelew. Buckelew pleaded guilty to lying to a federal grand jury about accepting gifts from an investment banker while in office. The former commissioner avoided jail time in which she was sentenced to probation and community service.[2] |
See also
External links
- ClaimsJournal.com, "Alabama Judge Prepares for Lawsuits Over Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix," January 6, 2011
- "FJC.gov", Judge Johnson's Profile
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: James Hancock |
Northern District of Alabama 1988–2012 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 1993 |
Adams • Ambrose • Barnes • Brinkema • Bucklew • Chasanow • Coffman • Daughtrey • Ferguson • Ginsburg • Hagen • Jackson • Lancaster • Leval • Lindsay • Messitte • Michael • Piersol • Saris • Schwartz • Seybert • Shanahan • Shaw • Stearns • Trager • Vazquez • Wilken • Wilson | ||
| 1994 |
Baer • Barkett • Batts • Beaty • Benavides • Bennett • Berrigan • Biery • Block • Borman • Breyer • Briones • Bryson • Bucklo • Burgess • Burrage • Cabranes • Calabresi • Carr • Casellas • Castillo • Chatigny • Chin • Cindrich • Coar • Collins • Cooper • Cote • Currie • Davis • Dominguez • Downes • Duval • Friedman • Furgeson • Garcia • Gertner • Gettleman • Gillmor • Gilmore • Gleeson • Haggerty • Hamilton • Hannah • Hawkins • Henry • Holmes • Hood • Hull • Hurley • Jack • Jones • Jones • Kaplan • Katz • Kern • Kessler • Koeltl • Lisi • Manning • McKee • McLaughlin • Melancon • Miles-LaGrange • Moore • Motz • Murphy • O'Malley • O'Meara • Oliver • Paez • B. Parker • F. Parker • R. Parker • Perry • Ponsor • Pooler • Porteous • Rendell • Riley • Robertson • Rogers • Ross • Russell • Sands • Sarokin • Scheindlin • Silver • Squatrito • Stewart • Sullivan • Tatel • Thompson • Timlin • Urbina • Vanaskie • Vance • Walls • Wells • Williams | ||
| 1995 |
Arterton • Atlas • Black • Blake • Briscoe • Tena Campbell • Todd Campbell • Chesney • Cole • Collier • Daniel • Davis • Dennis • Dlott • Donald • Duffy • Economus • Evans • Fallon • Folsom • Gaughan • Goodwin • Heartfield • Hunt • Illston • Jones • King • Kornmann • Lawson • Lenard • Lucero • Lynch • McKinley • Moody • Moore • Moskowitz • Murphy • Murtha • Nugent • O'Toole • Orlofsky • Pogue • Sessions • C. Smith • O. Smith • Stein • Thornburg • Tunheim • Wallach • Wardlaw • Webber • Whaley • Winmill • Wood | ||
| 1996 |
Broadwater • Clevert • Fenner • Gershon • Gottschall • Greenaway • Hinkle • Jones • Kahn • Laughrey • Lemmon • Marten • Miller • Molloy • Montgomery • Pregerson • Rakoff • Sargus • Tashima • Thomas • Zapata | ||
| 1997 |
Adelman • Bataillon • Breyer • Caputo • Casey • Chambers • Clay • Damrell • Droney • Friedman • Gajarsa • Garland • Gilman • Gold • Gwin • Hall • Hayden • Hull • Ishii • Jenkins • Kauffman • Kennedy • Kimball • Kollar-Kotelly • Lazzara • Marbley • Marcus • Middlebrooks • Miller • Moon • Pratt • Rendell • Sippel • Siragusa • Snyder • Thrash | ||
| 1998 |
Aiken • Barbier • Barzilay • Berman • Buttram • Carter • Collins • Dawson • Dimitrouleas • Fletcher • Fogel • Frank • Graber • Hellerstein • Herndon • James • Johnson • Kane • Kelly • G. King • R. King • Lasnik • Lee • Lemelle • Lindsay • Lipez • Manella • Matz • McCuskey • McKeown • McMahon • Mickle • Mollway • Mordue • Moreno • Morrow • Munley • Murphy • Pallmeyer • Pauley • Polster • Pooler • Rawlinson • Ridgway • R. Roberts • V. Roberts • Sack • Scott • Seitz • Seymour • Shea • Silverman • Sleet • Sotomayor • Steeh • Story • Straub • Tagle • Tarnow • Trauger • Traxler • Tyson • Wardlaw • Whelan • Young | ||
| 1999 |
Alsup • Barry • Brown • Buchwald • Cooper • Eaton • Ellison • Feess • Fisher • Gould • Guzman • Haynes • Hibbler • Hochberg • Hurd • Huvelle • Jordan • Katzmann • Kennelly • Linn • Lorenz • Lynn • Marrero • Murguia • Pannell • Pechman • Pepper • Phillips • Schreier • Stewart • Underhill • Ward • Williams • Wilson | ||
| 2000 |
Ambro • Antoon • Battani • Berzon • Bolton • Brady • Bye • Cavanaugh • Daniels • Darrah • Dawson • Dyk • Fuentes • Garaufis • Garcia-Gregory • Gregory • Hamilton • Huck • Hunt • Lawson • Lefkow • Lynch • Martin • McLaughlin • Moody • Murguia • Paez • Pisano • Presnell • Rawlinson • Reagan • Schiller • Singal • Steele • Surrick • Swain • Tallman • Teilborg • Tucker • Whittemore | ||
