Background
Johnson, Jefferson Deems was born on June 6, 1900 in Garland, North Carolina, United States. Son of Jefferson Deems, Senior, and Mary Lily (Wright) J.
Johnson, Jefferson Deems was born on June 6, 1900 in Garland, North Carolina, United States. Son of Jefferson Deems, Senior, and Mary Lily (Wright) J.
Bachelor of Arts, Trinity College (now Duke U.), 1923, Law certificate, 1926. Doctor of Laws, University of North Carolina, 1956.
Admitted to North Carolina bar, 1926, practiced in Clinton, 1926-1941, 45-50, judge North Carolina Superior Court, 1941-1945, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1950-1959.
Served as senator North Carolina, 1937-1941. Member of advisory committee recodification Statute Law of North Carolina, 1941-1943. Member North Carolina Board Law Examiners, 1948-1950.
Trustee Duke University.
Member of North Carolina Bar Association, American Legion, Order of Coif, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Chirurgical
Married Frances Faison, August 17, 1935. Children: Frances Faison, Mary Lily, Jefferson Deems.