Frank Minis Johnson

Frank Johnson
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office October 30, 1991 – July 23, 1999
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office October 1, 1981 – October 30, 1991
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Edward Earl Carnes
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office June 21, 1979 – October 1, 1981
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
In office June 29, 1966 – June 21, 1979
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Robert Edward Varner
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
In office October 22, 1955 – June 21, 1979
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Charles Brents Kennamer
Succeeded by	Myron H. Thompson
Personal details
Born	Frank Minis Johnson Jr. (1918-10-30)October 30, 1918 Haleyville, Alabama, U.S.
Died	July 23, 1999(1999-07-23) (aged 80) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ruth Jenkins ​ (m. 1938)​
Education	University of Alabama (LLB)

Frank Minis Johnson Jr. (October 30, 1918 – July 23, 1999) was a United States district judge and United States circuit judge serving 1955 to 1999 on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He made landmark civil rights rulings that helped end segregation and disenfranchisement of African Americans in the South. In the words of journalist and historian Bill Moyers, Judge Johnson "altered forever the face of the South."