--- title: "Inge Prytz Johnson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/inge-prytz-johnson" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Inge Prytz Johnson U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama - State: Alabama - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, N.D. Alabama, 1998-2012 - 1979–1998: Judge, Alabama 31st Judicial Circuit - Judge, Alabama Circuit Court, Thirty-First Judicial Circuit, 1979-1998 - Judge, Muscle Shoals Alabama City Court, 1978-1979 - Inactive Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama - Notable: First woman Chief Judge of the Alabama 31st Judicial Circuit - As of now, she remains Senior Judge (inactive) for the Northern District of Alabama, with chambers in Florence, AL Northern District of Alabama ### Education - Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1973 - Certificate in English Law from the City of London College in 1968 and a Juris Certificate from the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law in 1969. ### Additional information - Federal Service: 1998–2012 (active), 2012–present (senior) - presiding judge, 1980-1999 - Chief Judge from 1980–1999. - On August 31, 1998, President Bill Clinton nominated Johnson to a federal judgeship vacated by James H. Hancock, recommended by. - Confirmed: October 8, 1998, by the U.S. Senate (voice vote). - Commissioned: October 9, 1998 Federal Judicial Center. - Private practice, Tuscumbia, AL, 1973-1979 - 1973–1979: Private practice in Tuscumbia, Alabama Federal Judicial Center. - Private practice, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1970-1971 - Adjunct faculty, University of Copenhagen School of Law, 1970-1971 - In 1970, she moved to the United States, completing a Master of Civil Law () - Born December 19, 1945, in Svendborg, Denmark. - Born: Dec 19, 1945, Svendborg, Denmark - Date of birth: 1945-01-01 - She was succeeded by. - Birth place: Svendborg, Denmark ## 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 ### 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/1390776) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390776) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390776) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1637/inge-prytz-johnson/) - [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/1637/inge-prytz-johnson/) - [Wikidata: Inge Prytz Johnson](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13560958) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/inge-prytz-johnson", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/inge-prytz-johnson", "name": "Inge Prytz Johnson | KnowJudges", "description": "Inge Prytz Johnson, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/inge-prytz-johnson#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/inge-prytz-johnson#judge", "name": "Inge Prytz Johnson", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/inge-prytz-johnson", "jobTitle": "Judge", "worksFor": { "@type": "GovernmentOrganization", "name": "U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390776", "https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1637/inge-prytz-johnson/" ], "birthDate": "1945", "birthPlace": "Svendborg, Denmark", "alumniOf": [ { "@type": "EducationalOrganization", "name": "University of Alabama School of Law" } ] }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "KnowJudges", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Alabama", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/alabama" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Inge Prytz Johnson", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/inge-prytz-johnson" } ] } ] } ``` ## Federal civil docket activity Dataset updated through 2026-06-30. | Period | Assigned cases | Terminated cases | Median disposition (months) | Median sample | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 1y | 0 | 0 | Not available | 0 | | 2y | 0 | 0 | Not available | 0 | | 5y | 0 | 0 | Not available | 0 | | 10y | 0 | 0 | Not available | 0 | Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/ ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. 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.