Alabama’s Frank M. Johnson Jr. Institute Honors Late Judge, Rule of Law

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By Kimberly Maryland

“America’s Courtroom” refers to the Montgomery courtroom of Frank M. Johnson Jr., a nod to the landmark cases that were decided during a pivotal time in the nation’s civil rights history.

The late Johnson, who was a U.S. District and Circuit Court judge, said he was merely doing his job.

Born in Haleyville in 1918, Johnson became known as a civil rights activist and federal judge who contributed to the end of segregation and disenfranchisement of Blacks in the Deep South. His groundbreaking cases were in the middle of some of the most turbulent times in history.

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