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Sterling Johnson, Jr.'s Biography

Full Name:

Sterling Johnson, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1934

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, NY

LLB, Brooklyn Law School, 1966

BA, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, 1963

No political experience information on file.

Senior Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2003-present

Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1991-2003

Commissioner, United States Sentencing Commission, 1999-2003

Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City, 1975-1991

Confirmed by United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, June 27, 1991

Nominated by President George H.W. Bush, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, May 17, 1991

Executive Liaison Officer, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, 1974-1975

Executive Director, Civilian Complaint Review Board, New York City Police Department, 1970-1974

Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1967-1970

Police Officer, New York City Police Department, 1956-1967

Served, United States Marine Corps, 1952-1955

Member, Task Force on Minorities in the Judiciary, present

Member, American Bar Association, present

Member, Executive Committee National Conference of Federal Trial Judges, present

Member, Kitchen Cabinet, National Drug Czar, present

Member, National Black Prosecutors Association, present

Member, National District Attorneys Association, present

Member Advisory Board, National Institute of Justice, present

Member, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, present

Member, New York State Bar Association, present

Member, New York State District Attorneys Association, present

Member, Police Athletic League, present

Member, Presidential Drug Advisory Council, present

Member, Second Circuit Task Force on Gender, Racial And Ethnic Fairness in the Courts

Member, United States Sentencing Commission, present

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