Sanders Walker Johnston (December 10, 1820 - January 1, 1905) was an American attorney and jurist who served as an associate judge of the Supreme Court of the Kansas Territory.
[1] During the Mexican-American War, Johnston became captain of Company G of the First Regiment of Ohio Volunteers and was mentioned for bravery during the Battle of Monterey.
[1] Johnston was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1851, as a member of the Democratic Party representing Clermont and Brown counties.
[2] In 1854, Johnston was appointed by President Franklin Pierce to become an associate judge of the newly formed Supreme Court of the Kansas Territory.
[3] In 1855, Pierce removed Johnston, Elmore, and then-Governor Andrew Horatio Reeder after accusations were made against them for illegally purchasing Native American land.