John T. Johnson (Oklahoma)

John T. Johnson
Born January 9, 1856
Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee
Occupation Attorney, Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice
Years active 1907-1924
Notable work Impeachment of Governor Walton (1923)

John T. Johnson (born 1856) was a Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court from 1919 to 1925.[1]

Johnson lived in Texas and Lawton, Oklahoma. Johnson was a Democrat, County judge in Texas; district judge in Oklahoma, 1907–15; justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1919–25; chief justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1923-25. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen.[2]

As Chief Justice, one of Johnson's most notable duties was to conduct the first impeachment of a governor in Oklahoma's brief history. Ironically, chief Johnson had sworn in Governor-elect Walton on January 8, 1923. The impeachment trial convened on November 1, 1923. The Senate found Walton guilty on eleven of the articles and rejected five. They then voted 41 to 0 to remove Walton from office.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Johnson, J." PoliticalGraveyard.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Disciples of Christ Politicians in Oklahoma." Political Graveyard. Accessed December 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ Fischer, LeRoy. Oklahoma's Governors, 1907-199:Turbulent Politics. Oklahoma Historical Society Monograph. 1981. pp. 136-140. Accessed December 24, 2016.


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