Sterling Johnson Jr.
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Sterling Johnson Jr. | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
In office June 1, 2003 – October 10, 2022 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
In office July 2, 1991 – June 1, 2003 | |
Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Joseph M. McLaughlin |
Succeeded by | Sandra L. Townes |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | May 14, 1934
Died | October 10, 2022 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | (aged 88)
Education | Brooklyn College (BA) Brooklyn Law School (LLB) |
Sterling Johnson Jr. (May 14, 1934 – October 10, 2022) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Before his appointment to the bench in 1991, Johnson was an attorney for 25 years, specializing in drug enforcement and the prosecution of narcotics cases. As Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York, he supervised assistant district attorneys and investigators responsible for the preparation and prosecution of more than 7,000 criminal cases. He has been a guest lecturer at many American universities and law schools, as well as in various countries.
Education and career
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Johnson was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brooklyn College in 1963. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Brooklyn Law School in 1966. He was in the United States Marine Corps from 1952 to 1955.
Johnson was a police officer of the
Federal judicial service
Johnson was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on May 17, 1991, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York vacated by Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 27, 1991, and received commission on July 2, 1991. He assumed senior status on June 1, 2003.[1] Johnson died on October 10, 2022, aged 88.[2]
Other service
Johnson was a founding member of
See also
- List of African-American federal judges
- List of African-American jurists
References
- ^ a b "Johnson, Sterling, Jr. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "Renowned EDNY Judge Sterling Johnson Dead At 88". Law 360. October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
External links
- Sterling Johnson Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Official biography
- NOBLE National "Founding Members of NOBLE". Archived from the original on June 12, 2007.