Norma Holloway Johnson

Personal

Birthday: 
7/28/1932
Birthplace: 
Lake Charles, LA
Date of Death: 
9/18/2011
Place of Death: 
Lake Charles, LA
Race or Ethnicity: 
African American
Gender: 
Female
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1963
Trial attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1963-1967
Assistant corporation counsel, Washington, D.C., 1967-1970
Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1970-1980

Education

Name of School: 
District of Columbia Teachers College (now Univ. of the District of Columbia)
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1955
Name of School - Second: 

Georgetown University Law Center

The Law Center provides a world of opportunities. We offer more courses and more seminars on domestic and international topics than any other law school in the country. Our program in clinical education, ranked among the best in the nation, offers a wide range of legal assistance to needy members of our community - including domestic abuse and child cases, political asylum cases, and environmental justice. Our location puts us within walking distance of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Department of Justice.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1962

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Court Name: 

District of Columbia District Court

President Nominating: 
Jimmy Carter
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
5/12/1980
Retirement from Active Service: 
6/18/2001
Termination Date: 
12/31/2003
Termination Reason: 
Retirement