Harry R. Johnson at a glance
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- Town and Village Justice
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
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Harry R. Johnson
Town and Village Justice · Delaware County: Tompkins Town Court
Judicial assignments
- Tompkins Town CourtTown JusticeSource checked October 7, 2026. Roster source
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.
Biography
Professional career
- Family: Son Judge Harry Johnson Jr. (1919–1990) also held the role of Floyd County Probate Judge for over 32 years
- Judge Johnson died June 25, 1946, in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, at age 71, after a lengthy illness.
- Johnson’s judicial service began in 1912, when he was elected Ordinary of Floyd County — a role that, in modern terms, is the Floyd County Probate Court Judge
Education
Additional information
- Political record: Only one term contested in his career
- Buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome.
- Served continuously for 34 years, a record noted for its stability, with political opposition only once.
- Service length: 34 years as Ordinary/Probate Judge
- His father, Judge Henry Johnson, had also held the role of Ordinary for about 40 years before dying in office
- Judge Harry R. Johnson (full name Harry Johnson Sr.) was a long‐serving judicial official in Floyd County, Georgia, known for his 34‐year tenure as Ordinary (later Floyd County Probate Court Judge)
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Exhibits
Statewide
The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Justice Court Civil Procedure
Statewide
New York Part 214 applies statewide to civil actions and proceedings in Town, Village, and City Justice Courts outside New York City; each court establishes and posts its regular sessions, subject to modification by the Chief Administrator.
This Part shall be applicable to all actions and proceedings in the Town, Village and City Justice Courts of the State of New York, outside the City of New York.Part 214: Uniform Civil Rules for the Justice Courts ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
Tompkins Town Court
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 214 — Uniform Civil Rules Justice Courts
Tompkins Town Court
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Tompkins Town Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Tompkins Town Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗Part 214: Uniform Civil Rules for the Justice Courts
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Part 214: Uniform Civil Rules for the Justice Courts ↗Service record and verification
- Tompkins Town Court · Town and Village Justice · Current · present
- Tompkins Town Court · Town Justice · Current · present