Elias Finley Johnson

Elias Finley Johnson
Johnson in 1930
9th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
October 3, 1903 – April 1, 1933
Appointed byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byFletcher Ladd
Succeeded byJames C. Vickers
Member, Board of Regents of the University of Michigan
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
1883–1887
Judge, Court of First Instance of Pangasinan
In office
1901–?
Personal details
Born
Elias Finley Johnson

24 June 1861
Van Wert, Ohio, U.S.
Died1 August 1933(1933-08-01) (aged 72)
Colma, California, U.S.
Resting placeOlivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn Memorial Park (his ashes and his wife's are stored at the columbarium of the cemetery)
Other political
affiliations
Republican
Spouse
Clara Annis Smith
(m. 1883)
Relations
Children2
Parent(s)Abel Johnson, Margaret Gillespie
Education
Alma materOhio State University (did not graduate)
Occupation
  • Professor
  • politician
  • surveyor
  • author
Profession
  • Judge
  • lawyer

Elias Finley Johnson (24 June 1861 – 1 August 1933) was an American politician, professor, surveyor, author, jurist, statesman, lawyer and judge. He served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from October 3, 1903 until his resignation on April 1, 1933.[1] Johnson also served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1883 to 1887.[2] He was an author of the Johnson on Bills and Notes[3][4] and Elements of law of Negotiable Contracts.[5][6] He was the longest-serving Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines; he served for 29 years and 52 days.[7][8]

  1. ^ https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/supremecourtjustices/associatejustice/28
  2. ^ Herringshaw's American Blue-book of Biography: Prominent Americans of ... American Publishers' Association. 1915.
  3. ^ Herringshaw, Thomas William (1915). Herringshaw's American Blue-book of Biography. American Publishers' Association. p. 693.
  4. ^ Venable, William Henry (1903). Randall, Emilius Oviatt (ed.). Ohio Centennial Anniversary Celebration at Chillicothe, May 21-22, 1903, Under the Auspices of the Ohio State Archælogical and Historical Society:Historical Proceedings. Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. p. 654.
  5. ^ Leypoldt, F. (1899). "The Publishers Weekly". The Publishers Weekly. 55 – via Google books.
  6. ^ Appleton & Company, D. (1899). Appleton's Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year. Vol. 1898. The New York Public Library. p. 374.
  7. ^ Anastacio, Leia Castañeda (June 22, 2016). Foundations of the Modern Philippine State:Imperial rule and the American Constitutional Tradition in the Philippine Islands 1898-1935. Cambridge University Press. p. 287. ISBN 9781107024670.
  8. ^ Bolledo, Jairo (2023-05-28). "IN NUMBERS: Things to know about the Philippine Supreme Court and its justices". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2023-12-09.