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Samuel D. Johnson Jr.

Samuel D. Johnson Jr.

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1920 in Hubbard Hill County, TX

Died 2002 in Austin, TX

FJC ID: 1184

Samuel D. Johnson Jr. (November 17, 1920 – July 27, 2002) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Supreme Court of Texas
    Associate justice · 1973–1979
  2. Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas
    Judge · 1967–1973
  3. Houston [Texas] Legal Foundation
    Director · 1965–1967
  4. Texas District Court, Sixty-Sixth Judicial District
    Judge · 1959–1965
  5. Hillsboro, Texas
    District attorney · 1955–1959
  6. Hill County, Texas
    County attorney · 1953–1955
  7. Private practice, Hillsboro, Texas
    1949–1953
  8. U.S. Army private
    1942–1945

Appointments

  1. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    1979–2002 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. University of Texas School of Law
    University of Texas School of Law
    LL.B. · 1949
  2. Baylor University
    B.B.A. · 1946