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

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of the

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Education and career

Johnson was born in

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. He received a

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degree from

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in 1961 and a

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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

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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.

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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Education and career

Federal judicial service

Portrait

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