Samuel D. Johnson

Biography of Samuel D. Johnson Jr.

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Johnson
• First Name: Samuel
• Middle Name: D.
• Generational Suffix: Jr.
• Date of Birth: November , 17 , 1920
• Place of Birth (POB): Hubbard Hill County , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
• Date of Death: July , 27 , 2002
• Place of Death (POD): Austin , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Samuel D. Johnson Jr. Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 08/10/1979
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 92 Stat. 1629
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/05/1979
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 10/02/1979
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 10/04/1979
• Commission Date: 10/05/1979
• Retirement from Active Service: 05/10/1991
• Date of Termination: 07/27/2002
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Samuel D. Johnson Jr. in the Law School

• Name of School: Baylor University
• Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration
• Law Degree Year: 1946

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Texas School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1949

Samuel D. Johnson Jr. Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Army private, 1942-1945
• Private practice, Hillsboro, Texas, 1949-1953
• County attorney, Hill County, Texas, 1953-1955
• District attorney, Hillsboro, Texas, 1955-1959
• Judge, Texas District Court, Sixty-Sixth Judicial District, 1959-1965
• Director, Houston [Texas] Legal Foundation, 1965-1967
• Judge, Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas, 1967-1973
• Associate justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1973-1979

Resources

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