Frank Minis Johnson Jr.
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Frank Minis Johnson Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Alabama School of Law in 1943. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1918–1999
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Alabama Law 1943
- Succeeded by
- Edward Earl Carnes
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Middle District of Alabama succeeded Charles Brents Kennamer | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
| 1979 | Fifth Circuit | Carter (D) | Voice vote |
| 1981 | Eleventh Circuit | Reassigned | – |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Alabama School of Law | LL.B. | 1943 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Johnson authored 152 published opinions for the court (1956–1979). Most cited: Pugh v. Locke (183 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Pugh v. Locke | 406 F. Supp. 318 | 183 |
| 1966 | Washington v. Lee | 263 F. Supp. 327 | 158 |
| 1967 | Lee v. MacOn County Board of Education | 267 F. Supp. 458 | 148 |
| 1971 | Wyatt v. Stickney | 325 F. Supp. 781 | 132 |
| 1956 | Browder v. Gayle | 142 F. Supp. 707 | 131 |
| 1972 | Sims v. Amos | 340 F. Supp. 691 | 125 |
| 1972 | Wyatt v. Stickney | 344 F. Supp. 373 | 120 |
| 1972 | Wyatt v. Stickney | 344 F. Supp. 387 | 111 |
| 1966 | White v. Crook | 251 F. Supp. 401 | 100 |
| 1972 | NAACP v. Allen | 340 F. Supp. 703 | 88 |
| 1965 | Sims v. Baggett | 247 F. Supp. 96 | 87 |
| 1972 | Newman v. State of Alabama | 349 F. Supp. 278 | 72 |
| 1970 | United States v. Frazer | 317 F. Supp. 1079 | 63 |
| 1972 | Sims v. Amos | 336 F. Supp. 924 | 61 |
| 1970 | Parducci v. Rutland | 316 F. Supp. 352 | 61 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 152 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Frank Minis Johnson Jr.?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Frank Minis Johnson Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1979.
- Was Frank Minis Johnson Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frank Minis Johnson Jr. was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Frank Minis Johnson Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Frank Minis Johnson Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on June 19, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Frank Minis Johnson Jr. on?
- Frank Minis Johnson Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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17 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).