Harvey M. Johnsen (July 16, 1895 – September 15, 1975) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Harvey M. Johnsen
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Chief Judge — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Born 1895 in Hastings, NE
Died 1975
FJC ID: 1174
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 16/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 142/year
Nebraska Supreme Court · 1938–1940Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1940–1975
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.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 1959–1965
- Nebraska Supreme CourtAssociate justice · 1939–1940
- Private practice, Omaha, Nebraska1920–1931, 1934–1938
- Farm Credit Administration, Omaha, NebraskaGeneral counsel · 1931–1933
- Creighton School of LawFaculty · 1922–1926
Appointments
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitChief Judge1940–1975 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- University of NebraskaA.B. · 1921
- University of Nebraska College of LawLL.B. · 1919