Samuel D. Johnson Jr. (November 17, 1920 – July 27, 2002) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Johnson was in the

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as a Private during

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, from 1942 to 1945. He received a

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from

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in 1946 and a

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from the

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in 1949. He was in private practice in Hillsboro, Texas from 1949 to 1953. He was the county attorney of

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, Texas from 1953 to 1955. He was the district attorney of Hillsboro from 1955 to 1959. He was a judge of the District Court for the 66th Judicial District from 1959 to 1965. He was the Director of the Houston Legal Foundation in

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, Texas from 1965 to 1967. He was a judge of the 14th Court of Appeals of the State of Texas from 1967 to 1973. He was an associate justice of the

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from 1973 to 1979.

Federal judicial service

Johnson was nominated by President

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on August 10, 1979, to the

, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the

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on October 4, 1979, and received his commission on October 5, 1979. He assumed senior status on May 10, 1991. Johnson served in that capacity until his death on July 27, 2002, in

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, Texas.

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