William Paul Johnson
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Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Johnson received a B.A. from Virginia Military Institute in 1981 and a J.D. from Washington and Lee University in 1985. He was in the United States Army Reserve from 1981 to 1990. He was in private practice in Houston, Texas from 1985 to 1986. He was in private practice in Roswell, New Mexico from 1986 to 1995. He was a judge on the Fifth Judicial District Court, New Mexico from 1995 to 2001.
Johnson was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. Johnson was nominated by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, to a seat vacated by John E. Conway. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 2001, and received his commission on December 21, 2001.
Sources
- William Paul Johnson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico 2001–present |
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- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
- New Mexico state court judges
- People from Roanoke, Virginia
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- United States Army personnel
- Virginia Military Institute alumni
- Washington and Lee University School of Law alumni