Thomas E. Johnston

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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
Incumbent
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 (1967-09-08) September 8, 1967 (age 57)[1] Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Education	West Virginia University (BA, JD)

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.

Education and career

Johnston 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

Johnston 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

1. Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, Volume 4, Part 3
2. Thomas E. Johnston at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• Thomas E. Johnston at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Charles Harold Haden II	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia 2006–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Robert Charles Chambers	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia 2017–2024	Succeeded by Frank W. Volk