Frank Minis Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frank Minis Johnson

American judge

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1918

Place of Birth: Haleyville, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1999

Profession: judge, lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Frank Minis Johnson Jr.
(October 30, 1918 – July 23, 1999) was a United States District Judge and United States Circuit Judge serving 1955 to 1999 on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
He made landmark civil rights rulings that helped end segregation and disenfranchisement of African Americans in the South.
In the words of journalist and historian Bill Moyers, Judge Johnson "altered forever the face of the South."