Name Albert Johnson Died March 22, 1957 | Education Bucknell University | |
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Albert Williams Johnson (November 28, 1872 – March 22, 1957) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Weikert, Pennsylvania, Johnson received an A.B. from Bucknell University in 1896 and read law in that year as well. He was an Instructor in law at Bucknell University from 1902 to 1926. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1901 to 1902, and was a solicitor for the Borough of Lewisburg and Union County, Pennsylvania from 1908 to 1912. He was a Presiding judge for the 17th Judicial District of Pennsylvania from 1912 to 1922. He was a solicitor for the Pennsylvania Department of Education from 1922 to 1923.
On May 21, 1925, Johnson received a recess appointment from Calvin Coolidge to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania vacated by Charles B. Witmer. Formally nominated on December 8, 1925, he was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1925, and received his commission the same day. He served for just short of twenty years, resigning on June 28, 1945.