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Charles Fletcher Johnson

Charles Fletcher Johnson

First Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1859 in Winslow, ME

Died 1930 in St. Petersburg, FL

FJC ID: 1179

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 8/year

First Circuit Court of Appeals · 1917–193019171940196019802000201880
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 16/year

First Circuit Court of Appeals · 1917–1930191719401960198020002018160
citing decisions

First Circuit Court of Appeals · 1917–1930

Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.

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Charles Fletcher Johnson (February 14, 1859 – February 15, 1930) was a United States senator from Maine and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Johnson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on October 1, 1917, to a seat vacated by William LeBaron Putnam. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 1, 1917, and received commission the same day. Assumed senior status on April 30, 1929. Johnson's service was terminated on February 15, 1930, due to death.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. senator from Maine
    1911–1917
  2. Private practice, Waterville, Maine
    1886–1911
  3. Maine
    State representative · 1905, 1907
  4. Waterville, Maine
    Mayor · 1893

Appointments

  1. First Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
    1917–1930 · Appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Read law
    1886
  2. Bowdoin College
    A.B. · 1879