--- title: "Alan Bond Johnson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alan-b-johnson" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Alan Bond Johnson U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming - State: Wyoming - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, D. Wyoming, 1985-present - Johnson held the role of Chief Judge of the District of Wyoming from 1992 to 1999 - United States District Judge for the District of Wyoming, appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1985 - He also held positions as a substitute judge in the Cheyenne Municipal Court (1973–1974) and as a Wyoming state district court judge (1974–1985) - Practiced law in Cheyenne from 1968 to 1971, then held the role of a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Wyoming (1971–1974) ### Education - University of Wyoming College of Law — J.D. (1964) - Vanderbilt University — B.A. (1961) ### Additional information - Current status: As of 2026, Judge Johnson remains active on the bench, with no announced retirement plans. - Wyoming Air National Guard, 1973-present - Johnson handled 3,767 district court cases from 1985 to 2026, with a median case resolution time of 261 days. - Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2006-2009 - Taylor (1995) among his most cited. - On October 22, 1985, Reagan nominated him to the newly created seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming. - Confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1985, and commissioned on December 17, 1985. - Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation; appointing authority: Ronald Reagan; from 1985-12-17 - U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, 1971-1974 - Private practice, Cheyenne, WY, 1968-1974 - Private practice, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1968-1974 - Began his legal career after serving in the U.S. Air Force (1964–1967) in the Judge Advocate Corps. - Born January 14, 1939, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. - Date of birth: 1939-01-01 - Of 323 appellate decisions reviewed, 247 were affirmed. - His caseload included personal injury, prisoner/habeas, contract, civil rights, and other federal matters. - He authored 131 published opinions, with S & S Diversified Services, L.L.C. v. - Birth place: Cheyenne, WY ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### presentation procedure Scope: judge specific Judge-specific source Evidence excerpt: One copy will be placed on or near the witness stand to be readily available for witnesses testifying during trial. At the Final Pretrial Conference, as an alternative, the parties may wish to discuss use of electronic exhibits during trial. If electronic exhibits are used during trial, two identical DVDs or thumb drives (for example)… [ABJcourtprocedures_revised3.pdf](https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/sites/wyd/files/ABJcourtprocedures_revised3.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382806) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382806) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382806) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1630/alan-bond-johnson/) - [ABJcourtprocedures_revised3.pdf](https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/sites/wyd/files/ABJcourtprocedures_revised3.pdf) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1630/alan-bond-johnson/) - [Judge Alan Bond Johnson](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382806) - [Wikidata: Alan Bond Johnson](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4706208) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alan-b-johnson", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alan-b-johnson", "name": "Alan Bond Johnson | KnowJudges", "description": "Alan Bond Johnson, U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.