Alan Bond Johnson

Alan Bond Johnson (born January 14, 1939) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming.

Alan Bond Johnson
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
In office
1992–1999
Preceded byClarence Addison Brimmer Jr.
Succeeded byWilliam F. Downes
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
Assumed office
December 17, 1985
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded bySeat established by 98 Stat. 333
Personal details
Born
Alan Bond Johnson

(1939-01-14) January 14, 1939
Cheyenne, Wyoming
EducationVanderbilt University (B.A.)
University of Wyoming College of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Johnson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University in 1961 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1964. He was in the United States Air Force from 1964 to 1967, and then in private practice in Cheyenne] from 1968 to 1971. Johnson was then a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Wyoming from 1971 to 1974. He joined the Wyoming Air National Guard in 1973. Johnson was a substitute judge of the Municipal Court of Cheyenne, Wyoming from 1973 to 1974, and a judge on the Wyoming state district court from 1974 to 1985.[1]

Federal judicial service

On October 22, 1985, Johnson was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985. He served as Chief Judge from 1992 to 1999.[1]

Portrait

Johnson's official portrait was painted by artist Michele Rushworth and was unveiled and installed in the federal courthouse in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 2012.

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References
  1. "Johnson, Alan Bond - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 98 Stat. 333		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
1985–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
1992–1999		 Succeeded by
William F. Downes
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