Norma Holloway Johnson

Norma Holloway Johnson
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 byJohn Garrett Penn
Succeeded byThomas F. Hogan
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office
May 12, 1980  June 18, 2001
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byGeorge Luzerne Hart Jr.
Succeeded byRichard J. Leon
Personal details
Born
Normalie Loyce Holloway

(1932-07-28)July 28, 1932
Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedSeptember 18, 2011(2011-09-18) (aged 79)
Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesRupert Richardson (cousin)
EducationUniversity 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.