Richard Tenney Johnson

Background

Johnson, Richard Tenney was born on March 24, 1930 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Ernest Levin and Margaret Abbott (Higgins) Johnson.

Education

AB with high honors, U. Rochester, 1951; postgraduate, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1954-1955; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1958.

Career

Trainee, Office Secretary Defense, 1957-1959; attorney, Office General Counsel. Department Defense, 1959-1963; deputy general counsel, Department Army, 1963-1967; deputy general counsel, Department Transportation, 1967-1970; general counsel, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1970-1973; member, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1976-1977; general counsel, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1973-1975; general counsel, Energy Research and Development Administration, 1975-1976; chairman organizational integration, Department Energy Activation, Executive Office of President, 1977; partner firm, Sullivan & Beauregard, 1978-1981; general counsel, Department Energy, 1981-1983; partner, Zuckert, Scoutt, Rasenberger & Johnson, 1983-1987; principal, Law Offices of R. Tenney Johnson, Esq., Washington, since 1987; general counsel, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, since 1987.

Achievements

• Richard Tenney Johnson has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1951-1954. Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Cosmos Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Delta Chi.

Connections

Married Marilyn Bliss Meuth, May 1, 1954. Children: Ross Tenney, Lenore, Jocelyn.

Father:

Ernest Levin Johnson

Mother:

Margaret Abbott (Higgins) Johnson

Spouse:

Marilyn Bliss Meuth

child:

Lenore Johnson

child:

Jocelyn Johnson

child:

Ross Tenney Johnson