Albert Williams Johnson
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 nominations and appointments
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 (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political 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 | ||
