Sterling Johnson
| Sterling Johnson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Station: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George H.W. Bush |
| Active: | 07/02/1991 - 05/31/2003 |
| Senior: | 06/01/2003 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Joseph McLaughlin |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1934 |
| Home State: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Bachelors: | Brooklyn College, B.A., 1963 |
| Law School: | Brooklyn Law School, LL.B., 1966 |
| Military service: | U.S. Marine Corps 1952 - 1955 |
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Sterling Johnson, Jr. (1934-present) is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Johnson was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on May 17, 1991, to a seat vacated by Joseph McLaughlin; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 27, 1991, and received commission on July 2, 1991. He assumed senior status on June 1, 2003. [1]
Early life and education
- Brooklyn College, B.A., 1963
- Brooklyn Law School, LL.B., 1966 [1]
Military service
- U.S. Marine Corps, 1952-1955 [1]
Professional career
- Police officer, New York City Police Department, 1956-1967
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1967-1970
- Executive director, Civilian Complaint Review Board, New York City Police Department, 1970-1974
- Executive liaison officer, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, 1974-1975
- Special narcotics prosecutor, New York City, 1975-1991
- Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1999-2003 [1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of New York
Johnson was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on May 17, 1991, to a seat vacated by Joseph McLaughlin; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 27, 1991, and received commission on July 2, 1991. He assumed senior status on June 1, 2003. [1]
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Joseph McLaughlin |
Eastern District of New York 1991–2003 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
