Background
Johnson, James W. was born on August 7, 1955 in Newark, New Jersey, United States.
Johnson, James W. was born on August 7, 1955 in Newark, New Jersey, United States.
Fairfield University (Bachelor of Arts, 1977). New York University (Juris Doctor, 1980).
Worked at Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow Limited Liability Partnership (New York, New York) specializing in Civil Litigation, Class Action Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Illinois. 1981, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1987, New York and United States.
District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York 1988, United States. District Court, Northern District of New New York
1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1990, United States. Supreme Court. 1991, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
Recipient, Ann Petluck Poses Memorial Award, New York University School of Law. Company-Author: "RICO: Judiciary Devises New Theories In Effort To Dismiss Civil Suits," The National Law Journal, February 12, 1990.
"Special Trial Issues In RICO Actions," Civil RICO 1989, Practicing Law Institute 1989.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Federal Courts Committee).
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Federal Courts Committee).