Noble J. Johnson

Noble Johnson
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
In office July 19, 1956 – August 7, 1958
Appointed by	Dwight Eisenhower
Preceded by	Finis Garrett
Succeeded by	Eugene Worley
Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
In office June 10, 1948 – July 19, 1956
Appointed by	Harry Truman
Preceded by	Oscar Bland
Succeeded by	Giles Rich
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 6th district
In office January 3, 1939 – July 1, 1948
Preceded by	Virginia Jenckes
Succeeded by	Cecil Harden
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th district
In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931
Preceded by	Everett Sanders
Succeeded by	Courtland Gillen
Personal details
Born	August 23, 1887 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Died	March 17, 1968 (aged 80) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican

Noble Jacob Johnson (August 23, 1887 – March 17, 1968) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and a judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Johnson attended public schools. After reading law to be admitted to the bar in 1911, he commenced practice in Terre Haute. He was a deputy prosecuting attorney for the forty-third judicial circuit of Indiana in 1917 and 1918. He served as prosecuting attorney for the same judicial circuit from 1921 to 1924.

Johnson was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, and Seventy-first Congresses (March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress, and for election in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress. However, he was elected to the Seventy-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1939, until his resignation on July 1, 1948.

Nominated by President Harry S. Truman to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, Johnson received his commission on June 10, 1948, and commenced service on July 2, 1948. He served as chief judge from July 20, 1956, until his retirement August 7, 1958. He continued to serve in senior status until his death. He was interred in Bethesda Cemetery, West Terre Haute, Indiana.

References

• United States Congress. "Noble J. Johnson (id: J000165)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Federal Judicial Center entry on Noble J. Johnson

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