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Tiffany R. Johnson

Tiffany R. Johnson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
Appointed byJoe Biden
SucceedingSteve C. Jones
Personal details
Born
Tiffany Rene Johnson[1]

1986 (age 37–38)
Nürnberg, West Germany
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Wake Forest University (JD)

Tiffany Rene Johnson (born 1986)[2] is an American lawyer who is the designate to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Education

Johnson received a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Princeton University in 2009 and a Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2012.[3]

Career

From 2012 to 2017, Johnson worked as a litigation associate at the Atlanta law firm of Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs, LLP. Since 2017, she has served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia; she served in the office's civil division until 2020, when she transferred to its criminal division.[3]

Nomination to district court

On July 31, 2024, President Joe Biden nominated Johnson to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. President Biden nominated Johnson to the seat being vacated by Judge Steve C. Jones, who will assume senior status on January 1, 2025.[4] Johnson, age 37 at the time of her nomination, was one of the youngest people to be nominated to the federal judiciary by Biden.[5] On September 25, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] On November 21, 2024, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by an 11–10 party-line vote.[7] On December 5, 2024, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 50–45 vote.[8] On December 9, 2024, her nomination was confirmed by a 48–44 vote.[9] She is awaiting her judicial commission.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ms. Tiffany Rene Johnson Profile | Atlanta, GA Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "President Biden Names Fifty-Third Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 31, 2024.
  5. ^ Voruganti, Harsh (13 August 2024). "Tiffany Johnson – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia". The Vetting Room. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 21, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Tiffany Rene Johnson to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia)". United States Senate. December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Tiffany Rene Johnson, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia)". United States Senate. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Taking office 2025 		Designate
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