Edward H. Johnstone papers
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Edward H. Johnstone papers
- Date
- 1945-2008 (inclusive)
- 1978-2006 (bulk)
- Creator
- Johnstone, Edward H. (Edward Huggins Johnstone), 1922-2013
- Extent
- 29.08 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Courts -- Officials and employees
- Courts -- United States.
- Judges -- United States.
- Judicial opinions
- Judicial process -- United States
- Prison reform
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary
- Johnstone, Edward H. (Edward Huggins Johnstone), 1922-2013
- United States. Administrative Office of the United States Courts
- United States. Court of Appeals (6th Circuit)
- United States. District Court (Kentucky : Western District)
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged into five series: Case files, District Court; Case files, Sixth Circuit sittings; Correspondence; Correspondence with prisoners; and Subject files. Where possible, original folder names were retained.
- Preferred Citation
- 2022ms056: [identification of item], Edward H. Johnstone papers, 1945-2008, bulk 1978-2006, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Edward Huggins Johnstone served as a judge for the United States Western District of Kentucky from 1977 to 2013. Johnstone was born on April 26, 1922 in Sao Paulo, Brazil and grew up in Paducah, Kentucky. He served in World War II as a U.S. Army Sergeant in the 9th Infantry Division. Following the war, he attended the University of Kentucky College of Law and received his juris doctorate in 1949. Johnstone then settled in Princeton, Kentucky, where he practiced law until 1976. During these years, he was named city attorney for Princeton and the neighboring towns of Kuttawa and Fredonia (1952-1976); judge on the Princeton Kentucky Police Court (1954-1969); and judge on the Fifty-Sixth Judicial Court (1976-1977). President Jimmy Carter nominated Johnstone on August 25, 1977 to serve as a judge for the U.S. Western District Court of Kentucky, to a seat vacated by Judge James F. Gordon. The Senate confirmed his nomination on October 7, 1977.
- On the district court bench, Judge Johnstone served as chief judge from 1985 to 1990 and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1991 to 1993. He assumed senior status on October 22, 1993 and continued to serve in that capacity until his passing on June 26, 2013.
- Johnstone is most known for his decisions in Kendrick v. Bland (1981), Thompson v. Bland and Canterino v. Wilson (1982), a trio of cases that improved living conditions and educational opportunities for people imprisoned at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, Kentucky State Reformatory, and the Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women. Judge Johnstone also presided over In re Air Crash Disaster at Gander, Newfoundland on December 12, 1985 (1987), multidistrict litigation in which plaintiffs sued Arrow Air Corporation for the deaths of 248 U.S. Army personnel and eight crew members aboard Arrow Air Flight 950, which crashed in Gander, Newfoundland en route to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Other notable cases include: U.S. v. Oliver (1980), regarding Fourth Amendment limitations on law enforcement; U.S. v. Barger (1988), involving Ralph Hubert Barger, the leader of the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club; and U.S. v. Ignatow (1992), about perjury charges related to the murder of Louisville resident, Brenda Sue Schaefer.
- Scope and Content
- The Edward H. Johnstone papers (dated 1945-2008, bulk 1978-2006; 29.08 cubic feet; 30 boxes) primarily consist of case files, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, memorabilia, and reference materials documenting Judge Johnstone's tenure as a trial court judge on the Western District Court of Kentucky. Case files include papers related to several of Johnstone's most notable cases, particularly Kendrick v. Bland (1981) and Canterino v. Wilson (1982), which set standards for living conditions and educational opportunities for people imprisoned at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, Kentucky State Reformatory, and the Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women.
- There are also medical and other health records, sentencing and parole reports, law enforcement transcripts and reports, and other materials that may contain personally identifying information or other privacy-related information.
- In addition, the collection contains personal materials related to the Johnstone family, including family photographs, correspondence with relatives, and photographs and news clippings documenting Johnstone's father, W. C. Johnstone.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment. Some restrictions apply due to the presence of personally identifiable information and other privacy concerns.
- Access to these portions of the collection requires the permission of the Director of Research Services or the appropriate curator or archivist: health-related and other personally identifiable information; files marked "Confidential"; papers related to misconduct complaints.
- Before use of the collection, researchers must fill in and sign an access request form. Contact the Special Collections Research Services desk to obtain a copy of the form and for further information.
- Use Restrictions
- Use and/or reproduction of the following materials requires the permission of the Director of Research Services or the appropriate curator or archivist: health-related and other personally identifiable information; files marked "Confidential"; papers related to misconduct complaints.
- Before use of the collection, researchers must fill in and sign an access request form. Contact the Special Collections Research Services desk to obtain a copy of the form and for further information.
- The intellectual and physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Case files, District Court, 1976-2007
Scope and Contents
This series documents the civil, criminal, administrative, and multidistrict litigation over which Judge Johnstone presided during his tenure as a trial court judge on the Western District Court of Kentucky. It comprises the largest portion of this collection. The papers primarily relate to cases that originated in the Western District Court; some materials, however, pertain to cases in other federal districts that Judge Johnstone presided over as a visiting judge.
Files consist of draft and published opinions and orders, slip opinions, law clerk memos, jury instructions, transcripts of court proceedings, news clippings, notes, correspondence, research files, photographs, and a variety of court filings including complaints and docket sheets. Also included are medical and other health records, sentencing and parole reports, law enforcement transcripts and reports, and other materials that may contain personally identifying information or other privacy-related information.
Of particular note are case files related to Kendrick v. Bland (1981) and Canterino v. Wilson (1982), which set standards for living conditions and educational opportunities for people imprisoned at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, Kentucky State Reformatory, and the Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women. Judge Johnstone also presided over In re Air Crash Disaster at Gander, Newfoundland on December 12, 1985 (1987), multidistrict litigation in which plaintiffs sued Arrow Air Corporation for the deaths of 248 U.S. Army personnel and eight crew members aboard Arrow Air Flight 950, which crashed in Gander, Newfoundland en route to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The collection includes case files for In re Air Crash Disaster (see MDL 683) as well as related individual actions involving Arrow Air.
The series is mostly arranged numerically by case number. Some files at the end of the series are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
75-10 Lashlee v. Sumner v. Peters et al to 75-116 USA v. Chotin Transportation, Inc., 1978-1979
76-1 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad v. Shanty Hollow Coal Co. et al to 76-77 Smith v. Cooper, 1976-1979
76-79 Kendrick, 1983-2006
76-79 Kendrick v. Bland, class action, 1976-1992
76-79 Kendrick v. Bland, consent decree, 1976-1992
76-79 Kendrick v. Bland, consolidated w/76-92 Thompson v. Bland, 1979-1982
76-79 Kendrick v. Bland, docket sheet, 1976-1992
76-79 Kendrick v. Bland, supplemental relief, 1976-1992
76-80 Williams v. USA to 76-124 Paducah Towing Inc. v. Oster & Pederson, Inc. and Foley Brothers, Inc., a joint venture
76-388 Ipema et al v. Villa et al, Northern District of Ohio, 1981-1984
77-1 United States v. Tosun Ates Yoruk to 77-25 USA v. Carl Howard, 1977-1979
77-26 United States v. Jack P. Hodges, 1977-1979
77-27 Morgan v. USA to 77-50 Manchester Bank v. Utah Towing Co., 1977-1980
77-51 Hammond et al v. Lawson and Son, Inc. to 77-79 Ryder Truck Lines et al v. Brown et al, 1977-1982
77-80 National Acceptance Co. of America v. T.G. Alexander to 77-128 Newsome v. Four Unknown U.S. Marshals, 1978-1983
77-129 Kenyon v. Kahn to 77-172 USA v. Harris, 1978-1980
77-196 USA v. Gorniak to 77-237 USA v. Edwards, 1978-1979
78-1 Hammonds Moving and Storage Co. v. Hopkins to 78-20 Bricken v. Califano, Jr., 1978-1991
78-21 USA v. James Sherman Bradley, Jr., 1978-1980
78-22 Sivells v. Harris to 78-31 USA v. Yager, 1978-1983
78-32 USA v. Lassiter to 78-42 Armstrong v. Bordenkircher, 1978-1980
78-43 MFA Mutual Ins. v. Ledbetter and Newton to 78-66 USA v. Martindale Bros. et al, 1978-1985
78-67 Mayes v. Shelton to 78-109 Strain v. Phelps, 1978-1983
78-110 Sledd v. Califano to 78-190 LBL Sports Center v. Bank of Cadiz, 1979-1983
79-01 US v. Snider to 79-30 Hobbs v. Bordenkircher, 1979-1985
79-31 Conover v. Sowders to 79-60 Huff v. Bland, 1979-1984
79-63 First American National Bank v. Ayers et al to 79-98 Femmer v. Big Rivers Electric Corporation, 1979-1983
79-100 USA v. article of drug… to 79-161 USA v. Martin, 1979-1983
79-175 Hope v. Doles to 79-590 Schilling, trustee et al v. Lukins d/b/a Randl Construction Co., 1979-1984
80-002 USA v. Paul Ray Cox to 80-038 Akridge et al v. Baldridge Seed Co. v. Ohio Foundation Seed, Inc., 1980-1983, 2004
80-040 Cooper v. Murray State University to 80-097 Bailey Distributing Co. et al v. Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. et al, 1980-1987
80-101 USA v. Hardaway to 80-107 USA v. Austin, 1980-1984, 2000
80-110 McDonald v. Sowders to 80-224 Carter v. Sowders, 1980-1985
80-231 Carter v. Tompkins to 80-545 Canterino v. Wilson, 1980-1983, 1989, 1999
81-04 USA v. Brazil to 81-160 Wahl v. Parke, 1981-1984, 1991
81-162 Kirkland v. Schweiker to 81-677 Associates v. Siler / Underwriters at Lloyds of London, 1981-1984, 1989
82-1 Marine Management, Inc. v. Commonwealth to 82-066 Bucy v. Schweiker
82-075 Brown v. USA to 82-159 McKinley v. Parke et al, 1982-1984
82-161 McLean v. Century 21 to 82-1686 Taber v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1982-1992
83-01 Wallace v. Heckler to 83-13 Jackson Purchase Electric Corporation v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 816, 1983-1985
83-05 Ronnie Lee Curtis, 1984-1994
83-14 Mitchell v. Heckler to 83-39 USA v. Rhodes, 1983-1985
83-40 Matthews v. Heckler to 83-180 State Line Asphalt & Sealing Company v. Balboa Insurance Company, 1983-2003
83-182 Cox v. Credit Bureau Systems to 83-248 Ivey v. Wilson, 1983-1988
83-252 Blair v. Redden to 83-20124 USA v. Howell, 1983-1992
84-01 USA v. Birdsong to 84-34 USA v. Brinson, 1984-2003
84-42 Stamps v. Rees to 84-68 Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Danny Cope Excavating Company, 1984-1988
84-70 Brame v. Heckler to 84-199 Pyle v. Pennyrile Citizens Bank, 1984-1987
84-203 Holland v. Scroggy to 84-9326 First Liberty Bank v. Public Service Commission, 1984-1987
85-02 Taylor v. Western District Court of Kentucky to 85-96 Tuggle v. Seabold, 1985-1989
85-81 Watkins, 1985
85-103 Beecham v. Wilson to 85-307 Overton v. HHS Secretary, 1985-1990
85-313 McGregor v. Bowen to 85-795 McDonald v. Malone et al, 1985-1994
85-815 USA v. Wood et al to 85-1084 Durbin et al v. Pipefitters L-522 et al, 1985-1989
MDL 683 In re Air Crash Disaster at Gander, Newfoundland on December 12, 1985, 1985-1990
MDL 683 In re Air Crash Disaster at Gander, Newfoundland on December 12, 1985, 1986-1988
MDL 683 In re Air Crash Disaster at Gander, Newfoundland on December 12, 1985 - Farina orders, 1986-1987
MDL 683 In re Air Crash Disaster at Gander, Newfoundland on December 12, 1985, 1986-1988
MDL 683 In re Air Crash Disaster at Gander, Newfoundland on December 12, 1985, 1985-1986
86-01 USA v. Simms to 86-236 Simmons v. Arrow Air, 1986-1996
86-256 Pace v. Ezell et al v. C&F Stamping Company et al to 86-394 Williams v. Murphy, 1986-1989
86-405 White v. Sanders and Wilkerson to 86-767 Wadsworth v. O'Dea, 1986-1991
86-0524 Nelson v. Arrow Air (miscellaneous Arrow papers), 1986-2005
86-772 Warren v. Byck's Department Store to 86-977 USA v. Puryear, 1986-1993
87-001 Tucker v. USA to 87-099 Drake v. Lower Ohio Valley et al, 1987-2000
87-102 Nartia v. Arrow Air et al to 87-250 Stringer v. Owens-Illinois Company et al, 1987-1992
87-154 USA v. Barger, 1987-1994
87-197 Holland v. Johnstone, consolidated w/76-79 Kendrick v. Bland, 1980-1991
87-253 Wilson v. Owens-Illinois Co. et al to 87-350 Dean v. Seabold, 1988-1991
87-356 Black v. Parke et al to 87-1956 In re Sona Distributors, Inc., 1988-1993
88-01 USA v. Davis to 88-160 Williams v. Ellington et al, 1988-2000
88-164 Comperry v. Phelps Dodge v. Deal & Moorefield to 88-254 Harris v. Midland Enterprises et al, 1988-1992
88-261 Clegg and Sexton v. Morgan et al to 88-1015 Fitzgerald v. Bowen, 1989-1992
89-02 USA v. Hall to 89-70 Harness v. Seaboard et al, 1989-1991
89-71 Heuke v. Seaboard et al to 89-130 Reneer v. Samberg, 1989-2003
89-131 Neal v. Mitchell to 89-832 Gafford v. General Electric Compay, 1989-1993
89-264 De-Lin Capital et al v. Humana et al to 89-993 Wilson v. Parke et al, 1989-1992
90-02 US v. Dillard to 90-50 Brown v. City of Louisville and Bryant, 1990-1995
90-54 McFall and Cline v. Boyd et al to 90-144 Clark v. Lions Club et al, 1990-199
90-161 Lwd, Inc. v. Duke & Long Dist. Co. v. Texaco, Inc. to 90-428 Stivers v. Teamsters 783, 1990-1992
90-443 Tronzo et al v. McCoy et al to 90-865 Indian Trail, Ltd v. Fidelity Management Corporation et al, 1991-2000
91-01 USA v. Flynn to 91-118 Cambron v. Local Union No. 1031 et al, 1991-2003
91-121 Lear v. County of Crittenden, Kentucky et al to 91-298 Conner v. Childs et al, 1991-2002
91-305 Tate v. Boeing Helicopters to 91-456 Probus v. Anhouse et al, 1991-1996
91-470 Phillips v. Petit to 91-616 Callahan v. Hutsell, Callahan and Buchino, 1991-1995
91-620 Jeffries v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation to 91-833 Dotson v. Scotty's Contracting, Inc., 1991-1996
92-03 Abbott v. USA to 92-99 Speed v. Parke, 1992-1997
92-7 USA v. Ignatow, 1992
92-102 USA v. Pike et al to 92-239 Parrish v. USA, 1992-2000
92-242 Phillips v. Parke to 92-297 Coalition for Health Concern et al v. LWD, inc. et al, 1992-2000
92-316 Walker, Sr. v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to 92-745 Ciak v. City of Louisville et al, 1993-1995
93-03 USA v. Elliott to 93-99 Parfait v. Simpson et al, 1993-2000
93-100 Tyree v. Bonner d/b/a Navigator Boats to 93-148 USA v. Yoak et al, 1993-2003
93-151 Hutson et al v. Westvaco Corporation to 93-782 Burke v.General Electric Company, 1993-1998
93-238 D-New Hampshire, Johnson et al v. Shaines and McEachern, P.A., 1993-1996
94-04 Gardner v. Choate to 94-195 Berry v. Parker et al, 1994-2006
94-119 WD Michigan, US v. Clozell Johnson-El, 1993-2004
94-205 Swanagan v. Parker to 94-739 Johnson v. Warner et al, 1994-1999
95-01 USA v. Robertson to 95-182 St. Martin et al v. KFC Corporation, 1995-1998
95-190 Blair v. Ashley to 95-850 Bradley v. Diagnostic Imaging Alliance of Louisville, 1995-2000
96-03 Smith v. Leavell et al to 96-124 USA v. Rivera, 1996-2007
96-126 Morrison, Jr. v. Terra International, Inc. to 96-1953 Kingwood v. Paxia et al, 1997-2002
97-03 USA v. Prow to 97-68 Lloyd v. Parker, 1997-2004
97-71 Clark v. CSX Transportation, Inc. to 97-130 Effinger v. Philip Morris Inc. et al, 1997-2004
97-140 Lewis v. Quaker Chemical Corp. to 97-237 Gamble v. National Car Rental System et al, 1997-2002
97-241 Boyle v. Million to 97-1505 Smith v. Brewer et al, 1998-2002
98-01 USA v. Goodwin to 98-58 Meyers v. USA, 1998-2007
98-65 Graham v. Western Kentucky Navigations, Inc. et al to 98-167 May v. City of Louisville Fire Division et al, 1998-2001
98-170 Wilson v. Western State Hospital et al to 98-1838 Zaire v. Muller, et al, 1998-2004
99-06 Germain et al v. Perry et al to 99-113 USA v. Heavrin, 1999-2005
99-122 Tamme v. Parker to 99-231 USA v. 13.51 Acres et al, 1999-2003
99-245 Pasha v. Woods; Parker to 99-1139 Jackson v. Senkowski, et al, 1999-2002
00-01 USA v. Alonzo Chappell to 00-209 USA v. Bobbie Jean Snow, et al, 2000-2006
00-214 White v. Ferren, et al to 00-3110 Holcomb, Jr. v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division, 2000-2004
01-01 Saunders v. Shuler, Jr. et al to 01-195 Caldwell v. City of Louisville, 2001-2006
01-200 Begley v. Kimbler to 01-20157 USA v. Evans, 2001-2005
02-04 USA v. Quarles to 02-119 Lincoln v. Barnhart, 2002-2007
02-124 USA v. Perry, Jr. to 02-252 Wal Juice Bar, Inc. et al v. City of Oak Grove, Kentucky et al, 2003-2007
02-257 Reaves v. City of Paducah et al to 02-346 Nix v. Waller et al, 2003-2006
02-351 Don-Jon, Inc. v. Paxton et al to 02-733 Longwell v. Parsley et al, 2003-2006
03-01 Dennis v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration to 03-59 Scherer, Sr. v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration, 2003-2006
03-62 Alan G. Sweat to 03-97 Vincent v. Comissioner, Social Security Administration, 2003-2006
03-105 USA v. Meeks f/k/a Mount, et al to 03-185 Siller v. Johnstone, 2003-2005
03-194 Crenshaw v. Commonwealth et al to 03-295 Allen, Hardin v. Commonwealth et al, 2003-2007
03-356 Stamper v. Barnhart to 03-741 Montgomery v. Barnhart, 2003-2007
04-01 Well v. Barnhart to 04-59 Forbes v. Barnhart, 1992, 2004-2007
04-61 USA v. Trejo-Martinez to 04-207 Bell v. Barhart, 2005-2007
04-289 Meinhart v. Astrue to 04-746 Honeycutt v. Barnhart, 2004-2007
05-07 Wells for BKM v. Barnhart to 05-82 USA v. Batchelder, 2005-2008
05-370 Shawver v. Barnhart to 06-01 USA v. Heflin, Jr., 2005-2007
07-02 Brown v. Astrue to 07-683 Profitt v. Astrue, 2007-2008
08-014 Johns v. Astrue, 2008
6th Circuit - Contradictory orders/conflicts - Herndon (96-45), Gonzales (98-65), Davis (96-20), 1997-2000, undated
Civil cases no. 1128 USA v. 1,161.74 acres of land to no. 2381 Preston v. Wilson, 1978-1982
Civil cases no. 2381 Preston v. Wilson to No. 2466 Steely v. Emery v. Farmer's Home Administration, 1978-1988
Civil cases no. 4124 Goodwin v. USA to 74-130 Malesh v. Pierce, 1978-1982
FSG disparity, 1992-1993
Case files, Sixth Circuit sittings, 1978-2002
Scope and Contents
This series documents the civil and criminal appellate cases that Judge Johnstone considered as a visiting judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, where he occasionally sat by designation. Files consist of draft and published opinions and orders, panel reports, correspondence, memos, and court filings.
Mostly arranged numerically by case number. Two files at the end of the series are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
76-1417 Detroit Steel Corporation v. OSH Review Commission to 78-5007 USA v. DeRuse, 1978 April 17-August 21
79-3629 Campbell v. Board of Trustees of Ohio State University et al to 81-5759 USA v. Thompson, 1982 July 27-29
81-1028 Seibert v. Mintzes to 83-3138 USA v. Colecchi, 1983 Nov 1-3
82-1523 USA v. Sims to 84-5133 EEOC v. Roadway Express, Inc., 1984 October 22-25
83-5546/5579, 84-1146/1188 Cumberland Medical Center v. SHHS to 85-5304 Goins v. HHS Secretary, 1985 Nov 11-14
86-1805 Teamsters Local No. 406 et al v. Crane et al to 87-5604 USA v. Kirby, 1987 Dec 14-18
87-2171 Santos v. ABS Television, Inc. to 89-5394 Fields, Sr. v. Fowler et al, 1988 Dec 8-9
88-1905/1144 Hadix et al v. Johnson et al to 89-8537 In re: Clyde R. Allen, 1989 November 16-17
89-1929 Franzel v. Kerr Manufacturing to 91-5164 USA v. Vaughn, 1991 Sept 16-17
92-2230 Garman v. Dougherty to 93-5994 Wrenn v. Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1994 January 24-25
92-6335 USA v. Nor vell to 93-5298 USA v. Aideyan, 1993 August 19
94-1458 Terrell v. Richter-Rosen Inc. to 94-4003 Martin v. Telectronics, 1996 October 10-11
94-5775 USA v. Four Tracts... to 95-1383 Sutton v. USA, 1995 October 10-11
95-1848 Kowalski v. American Steamship Co. to 96-3500 City of Toledo v. Beazer East, Inc., et al, 1996 October 10-11
Index to cases, 1978-1998
Intercircuit assignments, 1978-2002
Correspondence, 1976-2008
Scope and Contents
This series consists of letters to and from Judge Johnstone related to his professional, personal, and civic activities. Correspondents include judicial colleagues and staff, attorneys, bar associations, business and civic community members, federal, state and local government officials, students and teachers, friends, family, and members of the public. Files consists of correspondence, draft responses, and news clippings. Letters generally relate to court administration, particular cases, and invitations to professional and community events. Materials may contain personally identifying and other privacy-related information.
Arranged chronologically by year.
Correspondence, 1976-1979
Correspondence, 1980
Correspondence, 1981-1982
Correspondence, 1983
Correspondence, 1984
Correspondence, 1985
Judges' meetings, 1985-1990
Correspondence, 1986
Correspondence, 1987
Correspondence, 1988
Correspondence, 1989 Sep - December
Correspondence, 1989
Correspondence, 1990
Correspondence, 1991
Correspondence, 1992 Jan - June
Correspondence, 1992 July - December
Correspondence, 1993
Correspondence - Senior Judge Status, 1993
Budget - Natcher, 1993-1994
Correspondence, 1994
Correspondence, 1995
Correspondence, 1996
Correspondence, 1997
Murray State University Symposium, 1998 March 23
Correspondence, 1998
Correspondence, 1999
Correspondence, 2000
Correspondence, 2001
Correspondence, 2002
Correspondence, 2003
Correspondence, 2004
Correspondence, 2005
Correspondence, 2006
Correspondence, 2007
Correspondence, 2008
Correspondence with prisoners, 1977-2007
Scope and Contents
This series consists primarily of letters to Judge Johnstone from inmates of federal prisons in Kentucky about prison conditions and sentencing and parole status. Also included are responses from Johnstone or his staff, memos, reports, and one VHS videocassette tape. Materials contain medical and other personally identifying information or other privacy-related information.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent's last name.
A, 1979-2001
Ba - Be, 1979-2002
Bi - Bra, 1978-2002
Bre - By, 1980-1996
Ca - Cl, 1980-2000
Co - Cu, 1978-2004
Da - Dy, 1979-2007
E, 1978-1998
F, 1977-2003
Ga - Go, 1979-2003
Gr - Gy, 1978-2003
Ha - Hi, 1981-2003
Ho - Hy, 1979-2000
I, 1979-1997
Ja - Jo, 1978-1999
K, 1978-1997
La - Le, 1979-1999
Li - Ly, 1980-2000
Ma - Mi, 1979-2006
Mo - My, 1980-2003
Mc, 1984-2007
N, 1980-2002
O, 1978-1998
P, 1978-2001
Q, 1980-1988
Ra - Re, 1979-1996
Rh - Ru, 1979-1997
Sa - Sh, 1978-2006
Si - Sy, 1978-2006
Ta - Te, 1980-2000
Th - Ty, 1978-2003
U - V, 1983-1998
Wa - Wh, 1980-2003
Wh - Wy, 1980-2003
Y - Z, 1979-1996
Prison file, misc., 1979-2006
Subject files, 1945-2007
Scope and Contents
This series primarily consists of reference and working files documenting Johnstone's judicial activities. Files relate to Johnstone's caseload statistics, the Judicial Conference of the United Status, his 1977 confirmation to the Western District Court of Kentucky, visiting judge assignments, naturalization ceremonies, his portrait unveiling, and various other markers of his judicial life. Files consist of orders and other court filings, memos, correspondence, reports, news clippings, event programs, photographs, greeting cards, and nametags from judicial events. Materials contain personally identifying information or other privacy-related information.
In addition, this series contains materials related to the Johnstone family, including family photographs, correspondence with relatives, and photographs and news clippings documenting Johnstone's father, W. C. Johnstone.
Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
30th anniversary party, 2007
56th Judicial Circuit, 1976
Appointment, 1977
CJA correspondence, 1977-2000
Courtroom use, 1983-2004
Greeting cards, 2002-2007, undated
W.C. Johnstone photograph and news articles, 1945-1978
Judicial Conference reports, 1979-2008
Judicial Conference memos and vouchers, 1992
Judicial Conference memos, 1993
Judiciary evaluations, Louisville Bar Association, 1989-2005
Long-range facility planning handbook, 2003 August
Memorabilia - Johnstone nametags, undated
Naturalization ceremonies, 2007
ND-NY Binghampton sitting, 2002
Orders - docket assignments, 1982-2002
Photograph of "Judge John's Stone", 1990 Sep 5
Photographs of unidentified court event, 2007
Photographs of Johnstone speaking at unidentified event, undated
Photographs of family members on jet-skis, undated
Portrait unveiling celebration, 19th and reunion, 1996
Reunions, 1987-1996
Scrapbook, 1983-2006
Statistical reports, 1977-1997, undated
Threat - Bowman, 1986-2008
Threats, 2004-2006
Threats - hate mail, 1980-2007
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