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Norma Holloway Johnson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · 1980

Norma Holloway Johnson , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Norma Holloway Johnson (July 28, 1932 – September 18, 2011), born Normalie Loyce Holloway, was a former United States district judge who served as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and was the first African-American woman to serve as chief judge of that United States district court.

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

Career

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1963; Trial attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1963-1967; Assistant corporation counsel, Washington, D.C., 1967-1970; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1997-2001

Biography

Norma Holloway Johnson (July 28, 1932 – September 18, 2011), born Normalie Loyce Holloway, was a former United States district judge who served as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and was the first African-American woman to serve as chief judge of that United States district court.

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