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Joseph Travis Johnson

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina

Joseph Travis Johnson served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina. Appointed by Woodrow Wilson and confirmed Jan 24, 1916.

Appointed by
Woodrow Wilson
Confirmed
Jan 24, 1916
Born
1858

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of South CarolinaWoodrow Wilson · Jan 24, 1916 – May 8, 1919

Education

  • Erskine CollegeA.B., 1879
  • Vanderbilt University Law SchoolLL.B., 1883

Career

Private practice, Laurens, South Carolina, 1883-1895; Private practice, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1895-1915; U.S. representative from South Carolina, 1901-1915

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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