Tillman Davis Johnson | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Utah | |
| In office May 28, 1949 – November 1, 1953 | |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Utah | |
| In office November 2, 1915 – May 28, 1949 | |
| Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | John Augustine Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Willis William Ritter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tillman Davis Johnson (1858-01-08)January 8, 1858 |
| Died | November 1, 1953(1953-11-01) (aged 95) |
| Education | Cumberland University read law |
Tillman Davis Johnson (January 8, 1858 – November 1, 1953) was aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Utah.
Born inRutherford County,Tennessee, Johnson attendedCumberland University andread law to enter the bar. He was a teacher in Tennessee from 1880 to 1885, and was principal of the Government Indian School inFort Bennett,Dakota Territory (nowSouth Dakota) from 1886 to 1887, and of the Government Indian School inFort Hall,Idaho Territory (nowIdaho) from 1888 to 1889. He was in private practice inOgden,Utah Territory (State ofUtah from January 4, 1896) from 1889 to 1915. He was a member of theUtah House of Representatives from 1898 to 1899.[1] In 1912, he ran forUnited States Congress as aDemocrat.[2]
Johnson received arecess appointment from PresidentWoodrow Wilson on November 2, 1915, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of Utah vacated by JudgeJohn Augustine Marshall. He was nominated to the same position by President Wilson on January 7, 1916. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on January 18, 1916, and received his commission the same day. He assumedsenior status on May 28, 1949. His service terminated on November 1, 1953, due to his death in Ogden.[1]
On September 30, 1927 Johnson was shot three times while mounting the bench inSalt Lake City, Utah. The assailant, Eliza Simmons was angry at Johnson for ruling against her in a case decided in 1924 involving the death of her husband in a 1910 mining accident.[3] Johnson was not seriously injured, only suffering flesh wounds to his lower body.[4] Simmons was convicted of attempted murder in November 1927, and sentenced to seven years in prison.[5]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Utah 1915–1949 | Succeeded by |