Benjamin Johnson (judge)
{{Short description|American judge}}
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| office = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arkansas
| term_start = June 29, 1836
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Benjamin Johnson (January 22, 1784 – October 2, 1849) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arkansas.
Education and career
Born on January 22, 1784, in Johnson Station (now Great Crossing) in what was Fayette County, District of Kentucky, Virginia (now Scott County, Kentucky), Johnson read law. He entered private practice in Georgetown, Kentucky. He was a planter in Scott County, Kentucky. He was a Judge of the Kentucky Circuit Court. He was a Judge of the Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory from 1821 to 1836.{{FJC Bio|1178|nid=1382821|name=Benjamin Johnson}}
Federal judicial service
Following the admission of the State of Arkansas to the Union on June 15, 1836, Johnson was nominated by President Andrew Jackson on June 27, 1836, to the United States District Court for the District of Arkansas, to a new seat authorized by 5 Stat. 50. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1836, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on October 2, 1849, due to his death in Lexington, Kentucky.
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- {{FJC Bio|1178|nid=1382821|name=Benjamin Johnson}}
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Category:People from Scott County, Kentucky
Category:Family of Richard Mentor Johnson
Category:Conway–Johnson family
Category:American people of Scottish descent
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Arkansas
Category:Kentucky state court judges
Category:United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law
Category:United States federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson
Category:19th-century American planters
Category:Judges of the Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory