Thomas Edward Johnston (born September 8, 1967) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Thomas E. Johnston | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia | |
| In office September 5, 2017 – September 5, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Charles Chambers |
| Succeeded by | Frank W. Volk |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia | |
| Assumed office April 17, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Charles Harold Haden II |
| United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Melvin W. Kahle |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Lynn Potter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Edward Johnston September 8, 1967[1] Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | West Virginia University (BA, JD) |
Education and career
editJohnston was born in Charleston, West Virginia. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia University in 1989 and a Juris Doctor from West Virginia University College of Law in 1992. [citation needed] He was a law clerk for Judge Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia from 1992 to 1994. He was in private practice in Wheeling, West Virginia, from 1994 to 2001. He was the United States attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia from 2001 to 2006.[2]
Federal judicial service
editJohnston was nominated by President George W. Bush on September 28, 2005, to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. He was nominated to a seat vacated by Charles Harold Haden II. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 6, 2006, and received his commission on April 17, 2006. He became chief judge on September 5, 2017 and served a sever-year-teerm until September 5, 2024.[2]
References
editSources
edit- Thomas E. Johnston at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.