Tiffany Johnson (Georgia)

Northern District of Georgia
	Eleventh Circuit
Judgeships
	Posts: 11
	Judges: 10
	Vacancies: 1
Judges
	Chief: Leigh Martin May
	Active judges: ; Jean-Paul Boulee, Michael L. Brown, Victoria Calvert, Mark Howard Cohen, Sarah Geraghty, Steven Grimberg, Tiffany Johnson, Leigh Martin May, William Ray, Eleanor L. Ross; Senior judges:; Clarence Cooper, Orinda Evans, Willis Hunt, Steve C. Jones, Charles Pannell, Richard Story, Thomas Thrash, Amy Totenberg

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
	Name: Tiffany Johnson
	Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Progress
	Confirmed 131 days after nomination.
	Nominated: July 31, 2024
	ABA Rating: Well qualified
	Questionnaire: Questionnaire
	Hearing: September 25, 2024
	Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
	QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
	Reported: November 21, 2024
	Confirmed: December 9, 2024
	Vote: 48-44

Tiffany Johnson is a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on July 31, 2024, and confirmed by the United States Senate on December 9, 2024, by a vote of 48-44.^[1]^[2] Johnson was one of 235 Article III judges nominated by President Joe Biden (D) and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Prior to joining the court, Johnson was an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.^[3]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2025-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On July 31, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Johnson to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.^[3] She was confirmed by a 48-44 vote of the U.S. Senate on December 9, 2024.^[2] Johnson received commission on January 2, 2025.^[1] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Johnson by a vote of 48-44 on December 9, 2024.^[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Johnson confirmation vote (December 9, 2024)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	45	0	2
Republican	0	44	5
Independent	3	0	1
Total	48^[4]	44	8

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Johnson's nomination on September 25, 2024. Johnson was reported to the full Senate on November 21, 2024, after an 11-10 committee vote.^[5] Click here for a list of other nominees awaiting a committee vote.

Nomination

On July 31, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Tiffany Johnson to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Johnson well qualified.^[6] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Johnson was nominated to replace Judge Steve C. Jones, who will assume senior status on January 1, 2025.^[7]

Biography

Education

Johnson was born in 1986 in Nurnberg, Germany. She earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton University in 2009 and a law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2012.^[1]^[8]

Professional career

2025-present: Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
2017-2024: Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Georgia
- 2020-2024: Criminal Division
- 2017-2020: Civil Division
2012-2017: Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia^[1]

About the court

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is one of 94 United States district courts. The district operates out of courthouses in Atlanta, Gainesville, Newnan, and Rome. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit based in downtown Atlanta at the Elbert P. Tuttle Federal Courthouse. The Northern District of Georgia has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

There are four court divisions, each covering the following counties:

The Atlanta Division, covering Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, and Rockdale counties.

The Gainesville Division, covering Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White counties.

The Newnan Division, covering Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, and Troup counties.

The Rome Division, covering Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield counties.

To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.