William Paul Johnson

William Paul Johnson (born February 16, 1959) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

William Paul Johnson
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Incumbent
Assumed office February 7, 2018
Preceded by	M. Christina Armijo
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Incumbent
Assumed office December 21, 2001
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	John Edwards Conway
Personal details
Born	(1959-02-16) February 16, 1959 Roanoke, Virginia
Education	Virginia Military Institute (B.A.) Washington and Lee University (J.D.)

Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Johnson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Virginia Military Institute in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University in 1985. He was in the United States Army Reserve from 1981 to 1990. He was in private practice in Houston, Texas, from 1985 to 1986. He was in private practice in Roswell, New Mexico, from 1986 to 1995. He was a judge on the Fifth Judicial District Court, New Mexico from 1995 to 2001.

Johnson is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. Johnson was nominated by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, to a seat vacated by John Edwards Conway. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 2001, and received his commission on December 21, 2001. He became Chief Judge on February 7, 2018 after M. Christina Armijo assumed senior status.

Sources

• William Paul Johnson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by John Edwards Conway	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico 2001–present	Incumbent
Preceded by M. Christina Armijo	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico 2018–present