Samuel D. Johnson Jr. (November 17, 1920 – July 27, 2002) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Born in Hubbard, Texas, Johnson was in the United States Army as a Private during World War II, from 1942 to 1945.
He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University in 1946 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1949.
[1] Johnson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on August 10, 1979, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, to a new seat created by 92 Stat.
Johnson served in that capacity until his death on July 27, 2002, in Austin, Texas.