Inge Prytz Johnson
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Inge Prytz Johnson is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. She earned a law degree from University of Alabama School of Law in 1970. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1945 · age 81
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Alabama Law 1970
- Succeeded
- James Hughes Hancock
- Succeeded by
- Madeline Hughes Haikala
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Northern District of Alabama succeeded James Hughes Hancock | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
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
| City of London College | Certificate in English Law | 1968 |
| University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law | Certificate in Jurisprudence | 1969 |
| University of Alabama School of Law | M.C.Law | 1970 |
| University of Alabama School of Law | J.D. | 1973 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Johnson was assigned 6,077 district-court cases (1997–2016). Median time from filing to termination: 403 days across 6,077 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 128 of Johnson’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 100 were affirmed, 21 reversed or vacated, and 7 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Johnson authored 24 published opinions for the court (1961–2011). Most cited: Chambers v. Astrue (15 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Chambers v. Astrue | 671 F. Supp. 2d 1253 | 15 |
| 2000 | Gilbert v. Alta Health & Life Insurance | 122 F. Supp. 2d 1267 | 14 |
| 1979 | Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Eagerton | 472 F. Supp. 60 | 10 |
| 2011 | Brim v. Midland Credit Management, Inc. | 795 F. Supp. 2d 1255 | 8 |
| 2007 | Barber Auto Sales, Inc. v. United Parcel Services, Inc. | 494 F. Supp. 2d 1290 | 8 |
| 1979 | Paradise v. Shoemaker | 470 F. Supp. 439 | 7 |
| 2002 | Benefield Ex Rel. Benefield v. Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama at Birmingham | 214 F. Supp. 2d 1212 | 5 |
| 1967 | In Re Bradford | 268 F. Supp. 896 | 5 |
| 2008 | United States v. Certain Real Property | 543 F. Supp. 2d 1291 | 4 |
| 2000 | Southdown v. Allen | 119 F. Supp. 2d 1223 | 4 |
| 2006 | Alabama Department of Human Resources v. Sanders (In Re Sanders) | 347 B.R. 776 | 3 |
| 2000 | EBSCO Industries, Inc. v. LMN Enterprises, Inc. | 89 F. Supp. 2d 1248 | 3 |
| 2000 | Estate of O'Neal v. United States | 81 F. Supp. 2d 1205 | 3 |
| 1999 | National Mining Ass'n v. Apfel | 97 F. Supp. 2d 1070 | 3 |
| 2008 | United States v. Certain Real Property | 566 F. Supp. 2d 1252 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 24 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 Inge Prytz Johnson?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Inge Prytz Johnson to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in 1998.
- Was Inge Prytz Johnson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Inge Prytz Johnson was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Inge Prytz Johnson's confirmation vote?
- Inge Prytz Johnson was confirmed by voice vote on October 8, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Inge Prytz Johnson on?
- Inge Prytz Johnson is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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27 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).