Johnson, Samuel D. Jr. Born November 17, 1920, in Hubbard Hill County, TX Died July 27, 2002, in Austin, TX Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Nominated by Jimmy Carter on August 10, 1979, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. 1629. Confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 1979, and received commission on October 5, 1979. Assumed senior status on May 10, 1991. Service terminated on July 27, 2002, due to death. Education: Baylor University, B.B.A., 1946 University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1949 Professional Career: U.S. Army private, 1942-1945 Private practice, Hillsboro, Texas, 1949-1953 County attorney, Hill County, Texas, 1953-1955 District attorney, Hillsboro, Texas, 1955-1959 Judge, Texas District Court, Sixty-Sixth Judicial District, 1959-1965 Director, Houston [Texas] Legal Foundation, 1965-1967 Judge, Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas, 1967-1973 Associate justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1973-1979 Oral History