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 "excerpt": "Alan B. Johnson, also known as Alan Bond Johnson, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Wyoming since 1985.",
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 "markdown": "# Alan B. Johnson\n\nAlan Bond Johnson (born 1939) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming since 1985.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by voice vote in 1985.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> Johnson served as chief judge of the District of Wyoming from 1992 to 1999.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | December 16, 1985, by voice vote<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> |\n| Born | 1939, Cheyenne, Wyoming<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> |\n| Education | B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1961; J.D., University of Wyoming College of Law, 1964<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nJohnson was born in 1939 in [Cheyenne, Wyoming](https://www.edgepedia.org/cheyenne-wyoming).<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> He earned a [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) degree from [Vanderbilt University](https://www.edgepedia.org/vanderbilt-university) in 1961 and a law degree from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1964.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nJohnson served in the [United States Air Force](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-air-force) from 1964 to 1967.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> He entered private practice in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1968, and from 1971 to 1974 he also served as a [United States magistrate judge](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-magistrate-judge) for the District of Wyoming.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> During that period he also served in the Wyoming Air National Guard beginning in 1973 and was a substitute judge of the Cheyenne Municipal Court from 1973 to 1974.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> In 1974 he became a judge of the Wyoming District Court, where he served until 1985.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident [Ronald Reagan](https://www.edgepedia.org/ronald-reagan) nominated Johnson to the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming on October 22, 1985.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> The Senate confirmed him by voice vote on December 16, 1985, and he received his commission the following day, December 17, 1985.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> He served as chief judge of the District of Wyoming from 1992 to 1999.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> Johnson was a member of the [Judicial Conference of the United States](https://www.edgepedia.org/judicial-conference-of-the-united-states) from 2006 to 2009.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup>\n\n## Notable cases\n\nAccording to JudicialFinder, Johnson authored 131 published opinions for the District of Wyoming between 1986 and 2011.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> His most-cited opinion in that dataset was in *S & S Diversified Services, L.L.C. v. Taylor*, which received 40 inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup> JudicialFinder also reports that, of 323 of Johnson's decisions reviewed on the merits by the [United States courts of appeals](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-courts-of-appeals) in its data, 247 were affirmed, 38 were reversed or vacated, and 38 were affirmed in part and reversed in part; the site describes this as a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases it could match, not a judgment of the judge.<sup>[1](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Alan Bond Johnson: Judge, District of Wyoming - JudicialFinder](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/alan-johnson)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames I to K*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Sep 29, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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