George Johnson (Illinois)
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George Johnson
Prior offices
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Education
Personal
George E. Q. Johnson (1874-1949) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Johnson died on September 19, 1949.
He received a recess appointment from President Herbert Hoover on August 3, 1932 to fill a new seat created by 46 Stat. 1417. On December 7th of that year, he was nominated. However, he was not confirmed by the Senate, so his service ended on March 3, 1933.[1] Johnson was succeeded in this position by Philip Leo Sullivan.
Early life and education
- Tobin College, B.A., 1897
- Lake Forest College, LL.B., 1900[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Illinois, 1900-1927
- Master in Chancery, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, 1923-1927
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1927-1932
- Private practice, Illinois, 1933-1949[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Northern District of Illinois
Johnson received a recess appointment from President Herbert Hoover on August 3, 1932 to fill a new seat created by 46 Stat. 1417. On December 7th of that year, he was nominated. However, he was not confirmed by the Senate, so his service ended on March 3, 1933.[1] Johnson was succeeded in this position by Philip Leo Sullivan.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Johnson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Northern District of Illinois 1932–1933 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: Philip Leo Sullivan |
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|---|---|---|
| 1929 |
Avis • Byers • Caffey • Coxe, Jr. • Galston • Gardner • Glenn • Hopkins • Lenroot • Littleton • McDermott • Phillips • Sparks • Watson • Wheat • Wilbur • Wilson • Williams • Woolsey • Wyman | |
| 1930 |
Adkins • Bryant • Cosgrave • Cox • Hincks • Hughes • Hutcheson • Luhring • Nields • Patterson • Roberts • Sibley • Thompson • Whaley • Wheat | |
| 1931 |
Barnes • Chesnut • Evans • Fee • Groner • Hincks • Hitz • Hollzer • Kennamer • Kennerly • Kincheloe • Knight • Letts • McMillan • Morton • Nordbye • O'Brien • O'Donoghue • Paul, Jr. • Proctor • Sames • Sanborn • Sawtelle • Soper • Strum • Underwood • Way | |
| 1932 |
Briggle • Cardozo • Dallinger • Forman • Johnson • Joyce • McLellan • Simons • Welsh |
