Norma Holloway Johnson | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office June 18, 2001 – December 31, 2003 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office March 19, 1997 – June 18, 2001 | |
Preceded by | John Garrett Penn |
Succeeded by | Thomas F. Hogan |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office May 12, 1980 – June 18, 2001 | |
Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | George Luzerne Hart Jr. |
Succeeded by | Richard J. Leon |
Personal details | |
Born | Normalie Loyce Holloway July 28, 1932 Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | September 18, 2011 (aged 79) Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Relatives | Rupert Richardson (cousin) |
Education | University of the District of Columbia (BS) Georgetown University (JD) |
Norma Holloway Johnson (July 28, 1932 – September 18, 2011), born Normalie Loyce Holloway, was a former United States district judge who served as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and was the first African-American woman to serve as chief judge of that United States district court. Notably, Johnson presided over the grand jury investigation into President Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky.[1]