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Edward Huggins Johnstone
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Edward Huggins Johnstone served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Oct 7, 1977. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- Oct 7, 1977
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1922
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of KentuckyJimmy Carter · Oct 7, 1977 – Jun 26, 2013
Education
- University of Kentucky College of LawJ.D., 1949
Career
U.S. Army sergeant, 9th Infantry Division, 1942-1945; Private practice, Princeton, Kentucky, 1949-1976; City attorney, Princeton, Kentucky, 1952-1954; City attorney, Kuttawa, Kentucky, 1954-1976; City attorney, Fredonia, Kentucky, 1954-1976; Judge, Princeton [Kentucky] Police Court, 1954-1969; Judge, Kentucky Circuit Court, Fifty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1976-1977; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1991-1993
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