Alan Bond Johnson (born January 14, 1939) is a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Johnson received a

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degree from

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in 1961 and a Juris Doctor from the

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in 1964. He was in the

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from 1964 to 1967, and then in private practice in Cheyenne] from 1968 to 1971. Johnson was then a

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for the District of Wyoming from 1971 to 1974. He joined the

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in 1973. Johnson was a substitute judge of the Municipal Court of Cheyenne, Wyoming from 1973 to 1974, and a judge on the Wyoming state district court from 1974 to 1985.

Federal judicial service

On October 22, 1985, Johnson was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new seat on the

created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the

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on December 16, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985. He served as Chief Judge from 1992 to 1999. As of 2023, he remains the last judge appointed by a Republican president to the District of Wyoming.

Portrait

Johnson's official portrait was painted by artist Michele Rushworth and was unveiled and installed in the federal courthouse in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Alan Bond 1939 births Living people University of Wyoming College of Law alumni Wyoming state court judges Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan 20th-century American judges Wyoming Republicans United States Air Force officers United States magistrate judges 21st-century American judges Wyoming National Guard personnel