Noble J. Johnson

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Noble Johnson
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
In office July 19, 1956 – August 7, 1958
Appointed by	Dwight Eisenhower
Preceded by	Finis Garrett
Succeeded by	Eugene Worley
Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
In office June 10, 1948 – July 19, 1956
Appointed by	Harry Truman
Preceded by	Oscar Bland
Succeeded by	Giles Rich
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 6th district
In office January 3, 1939 – July 1, 1948
Preceded by	Virginia Jenckes
Succeeded by	Cecil Harden
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th district
In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931
Preceded by	Everett Sanders
Succeeded by	Courtland Gillen
Personal details
Born	(1887-08-23)August 23, 1887 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Died	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican

Noble Jacob Johnson (August 23, 1887 – March 17, 1968) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and a judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Johnson attended public schools. After reading law to be admitted to the bar in 1911, he commenced practice in Terre Haute. He was a deputy prosecuting attorney for the forty-third judicial circuit of Indiana in 1917 and 1918. He served as prosecuting attorney for the same judicial circuit from 1921 to 1924.

Johnson was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, and Seventy-first Congresses (March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress, and for election in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress. However, he was elected to the Seventy-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1939, until his resignation on July 1, 1948.

Nominated by President Harry S. Truman to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, Johnson received his commission on June 10, 1948, and commenced service on July 2, 1948. He served as chief judge from July 20, 1956, until his retirement August 7, 1958. He continued to serve in senior status until his death. He was interred in Bethesda Cemetery, West Terre Haute, Indiana.

References

• Noble J. Johnson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Federal Judicial Center entry on Noble J. Johnson

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Everett Sanders	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th congressional district 1925–1931	Succeeded by Courtland Gillen
Preceded by Virginia Jenckes	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 6th congressional district 1939–1948	Succeeded by Cecil Harden
Legal offices
Preceded by Oscar Bland	Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 1948–1956	Succeeded by Giles Rich
Preceded by Finis Garrett	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 1956–1958	Succeeded by Eugene Worley