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George E. Q. Johnson

Illinois Northern District Court

Born 1874 in Harcourt, IA

Died 1949

FJC ID: 1181

George E. Q. Johnson (July 11, 1874 – September 19, 1949) was a United States Attorney in Chicago, Illinois, who won tax evasion convictions of Al Capone and several of his associates. He briefly served as a United States district judge of the Northern District of Illinois.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Illinois
    1900–1927, 1933–1949
  2. U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
    1927–1932
  3. Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County
    Master in chancery · 1923–1927

Appointments

  1. Illinois Northern District Court
    1932–1933 · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
    Term ended: Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed

Education

  1. Lake Forest University
    LL.B. · 1900
  2. Tobin College, Fort Dodge, Iowa
    B.A. · 1897