John Ramsey Johnson
Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
In office
November 17, 2000 – May 17, 2019
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byEllen Segal Huvelle
Succeeded byVeronica M. Sanchez
Personal details
Born (1945-05-23) May 23, 1945 (age 78)
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Children2
EducationGeorgetown University (BA)
Antioch School of Law (JD)

John Ramsey Johnson (born May 23, 1945)[1] is a retired Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2][3]

Education and career

Johnson earned his Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University. After graduating, he joined the Air Force where he rose to the rank of captain. Upon leaving the Air Force, he attended Antioch School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor in 1976.[3]

D.C. Superior Court

President Bill Clinton nominated Johnson on May 5, 2000, to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Ellen Segal Huvelle. On September 13, 2000, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. On September 27, 2000, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On October 26, 2000, the full Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[4] He was sworn in on November 17, 2000.[3]

On September 15, 2015, the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure recommended that President Obama reappoint him to second 15-year term as a judge on the D.C. Superior Court.[5] He retired from active service on May 17, 2019.

Personal life

Johnson was raised in Washington D.C. and been living there since. He is married and has two children.[3]

References

  1. ^ Affairs, United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental (September 13, 2000). Nominations of John Ramsey Johnson and Gerald I. Fisher: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session on the Nominations of Johm Ramsey Johnson and Gerald I. Fisher to be Associate Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 7.
  2. ^ "District of Columbia Superior Court Judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "PN1007 - Nomination of John Ramsey Johnson for The Judiciary, 106th Congress (1999-2000)". www.congress.gov. 2000-10-26. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  5. ^ "Honorable John Ramsey Johnson Reappointment Report | cjdt". cjdt.dc.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
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