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Herman Johnson

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Herman Johnson
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Tenure
2017 - Present
Term ends
2033
Years in position
8
Education
Bachelor's
Duke University, 1991
Law
Columbia University School of Law, 1999
Graduate
Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs, 1999


Herman "Rusty" Johnson is afederal magistrate judge for theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Johnson joined the court on June 1, 2017.[1]

Education

Johnson obtained a B.A. in economics from Duke University in 1991 and aJ.D. and master of international affairs from Columbia University in 1999. During his legal studies, Johnson was on the staff of theColumbia Human Rights Law Review.[1]

Professional career

  • 2017-present:Federal magistrate judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
  • 2010-2017: Tenured associate professor, Samford University's Cumberland School of Law
  • 2001-2009: Attorney and member, Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher & Goldfarb, LLC

Johnson was a law clerk to JudgeMartha Craig Daughtrey of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and to JudgeMyron Thompson of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Johnson was a volunteer with the Peace Corps for two years.[1]

Judicial career

Northern District of Alabama, magistrate

Johnson joined theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama as afederal magistrate judge after an appointment in 2017.[1]

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Footnotes

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Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
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Magistrate judgesJohn H. England  •  Staci G. Cornelius  •  Gray M. Borden  •  Herman Johnson  •  Nicholas Danella  •  
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James Hancock  •  Robert Propst  •  William Acker  •  U. W. Clemon  •  Scott Coogler  •  William Crawford (Alabama)  •  Charles Tait  •  John Gayle  •  William Giles Jones  •  Richard Busteed  •  George Washington Lane  •  John Bruce  •  Oscar Richard Hundley  •  Thomas Goode Jones (Alabama)  •  William Irwin Grubb  •  Henry De Lamar Clayton  •  Charles Brents Kennamer  •  David Jackson Davis (United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama judge)  •  Thomas Murphree  •  Clarence Allgood  •  Harlan Grooms  •  Elbert Haltom  •  Seybourn Lynne  •  Frank McFadden  •  Clarence Mullins  •  Edwin Nelson  •  Sam Pointer  •  Frank Hampton McFadden  •  Abdul Kallon  •  Dean Buttram Jr.  •  

Former Chief judges

U. W. Clemon  •  Karon Bowdre  •  Scott Coogler  •  David Proctor  •  Seybourn Lynne  •  Frank McFadden  •  Clarence Mullins  •  Sam Pointer  •