Northern District of Illinois / Appointed / Served to 1933

George E. Q. Johnson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Appointed by President Herbert Hoover, George E. Q. Johnson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from Lake Forest University in 1900. Sources ↓

Lived
1874–1949
Appointed by
Herbert Hoover
Confirmed
No recorded vote
Education
Tobin College, Fort Dodge, Iowa 1897 · Lake Forest 1900

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
1932Northern District of IllinoisHoover (R)

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education

Tobin College, Fort Dodge, IowaB.A.1897
Lake Forest UniversityLL.B.1900

Questions & answers

Who appointed George E. Q. Johnson?
President Herbert Hoover appointed George E. Q. Johnson to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Was George E. Q. Johnson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
George E. Q. Johnson was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
Which court was George E. Q. Johnson on?
George E. Q. Johnson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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