Alan Bond Johnson at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
- Jurisdiction
- Wyoming · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 17, 1985–present
Alan Bond Johnson
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1968-1974
- Professional Career: Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2006-2009
- Judge, Wyoming District Court, 1974-1985
- Substitute judge, Cheyenne Wyoming Municipal Court, 1973-1974
- Wyoming Air National Guard, 1973-present
- U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, 1971-1974
- Private practice, Cheyenne, WY, 1968-1974
- U.S. Air Force, 1964-1967
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Wyoming, 1985-present
- Professional Career: Judge, Wyoming District Court, 1974-1985
- Professional Career: Substitute judge, Cheyenne [Wyoming] Municipal Court, 1973-1974
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming; Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation; appointing authority: Ronald Reagan; from 1985-12-17
Education
- Vanderbilt University · B.A., 1961
- University of Wyoming College of Law · J.D., 1964
Personal record
Born 1939 · Cheyenne, WY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Presentation Procedure
Judge-specific source
One copy will be placed on or near the witness stand to be readily available for witnesses testifying during trial. At the Final Pretrial Conference, as an alternative, the parties may wish to discuss use of electronic exhibits during trial. If electronic exhibits are used during trial, two identical DVDs or thumb drives (for example)…ABJcourtprocedures_revised3.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
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.
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 ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
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 ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382806CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1630/alan-bond-johnson/ABJcourtprocedures_revised3.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/sites/wyd/files/ABJcourtprocedures_revised3.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts