District of Columbia / Appointed 1980 / Served to 2003

Norma Holloway Johnson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, Norma Holloway Johnson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She earned a law degree from Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) Law Center in 1962. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, May 9, 1980

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter, 1980
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
District of Columbia Teachers College (now Univ. of the District of Columbia) 1955 · Georgetown College (now Georgetown) Law Center 1962
Succeeded by
Richard J. Leon
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1980District of Columbia · succeeded George Luzerne Hart Jr.Carter (D)voice

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
District of Columbia Teachers College (now Univ. of the District of Columbia)B.S.1955
Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) Law CenterJ.D.1962
Sources

23 years on the District of Columbia. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).