Thomas E. Johnston

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American judge (born 1967)

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Thomas E. Johnston
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Incumbent
Assumed office September 5, 2017
Preceded by	Robert Charles Chambers
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Incumbent
Assumed office April 17, 2006
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Charles Harold Haden II
Personal details
Born	Thomas Edward Johnston (1967-09-08) September 8, 1967 (age 56) Charleston, West Virginia
Education	West Virginia University (BA, JD)

Thomas Edward Johnston (born September 8, 1967) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

Education and career

Born in Charleston, West Virginia, Johnston received a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia University in 1989 and a Juris Doctor from West Virginia University College of Law in 1992. ^{[citation needed]} He was a law clerk for Judge Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia from 1992 to 1994. He was in private practice in Wheeling, West Virginia, from 1994 to 2001. He was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia from 2001 to 2006.

Federal judicial service

Johnston is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Johnston was nominated by President George W. Bush on September 28, 2005, to a seat vacated by Charles Harold Haden II. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 6, 2006, and received his commission on April 17, 2006. He became Chief Judge on September 5, 2017.

References

1. ^ Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, Volume 4, Part 3

Sources

• Thomas E. Johnston at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Charles Harold Haden II	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia 2006–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Robert Charles Chambers	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia 2012–present