Herman Johnson

Herman Johnson

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2033

Years in position

8

Education

Bachelor's

Duke University, 1991

Law

Columbia University School of Law, 1999

Graduate

Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs, 1999

Herman "Rusty" Johnson is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Johnson joined the court on June 1, 2017.

Education

Johnson obtained a B.A. in economics from Duke University in 1991 and a J.D. and master of international affairs from Columbia University in 1999. During his legal studies, Johnson was on the staff of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review.

Professional career

• 2017-present: Federal magistrate judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
• 2010-2017: Tenured associate professor, Samford University's Cumberland School of Law
• 2001-2009: Attorney and member, Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher & Goldfarb, LLC

Johnson was a law clerk to Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey of the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and to Judge Myron Thompson of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Johnson was a volunteer with the Peace Corps for two years.

Judicial career

Northern District of Alabama, magistrate

Johnson joined the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama as a federal magistrate judge after an appointment in 2017.

See also

• United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
• United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

External links

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• Profile from the Northern District of Alabama
• Northern District of Alabama website

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