Walter E. Johnson
How Judge Johnson rules, drawn from 4 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Johnson no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Johnson
Walter E. Johnson served as a United States Magistrate Judge in the Rome Division of the Northern District of Georgia beginning in March 2002. He served for more than two decades before the court selected a successor in 2025.
How Judge Johnson decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In Smith v. National Credit Systems, Johnson dismissed the plaintiff's intentional-infliction claim during screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) while allowing the remaining claims to proceed.
“Plaintiff Willie G. Smith's claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress is DISMISSED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), and Plaintiff's remaining claims are ALLOWED TO PROCEED.”
Cautions
In a § 2255 case, Johnson recommended denial; the district court adopted his recommendation, denied the motion, and declined to issue a certificate of appealability.
“the Court ADOPTS the Final Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Walter E. Johnson [62], and DENIES Petitioner's § 2255 Motion [42]. The Court DECLINES to issue a certificate of appealability.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court ADOPTS the Final Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Walter E. Johnson [62], and DENIES Petitioner's § 2255 Motion [42]. The Court DECLINES to issue a certificate of appealability.”
“the Court ADOPTS the Non-Final Report and Recommendation of United States District Judge Walter E. Johnson [95], OVERRULES Mr. Barr's Objections thereto [100], and DENIES Mr. Barr's Motion to Suppress [67].”
“Plaintiff Willie G. Smith's claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress is DISMISSED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), and Plaintiff's remaining claims are ALLOWED TO PROCEED.”
“The undersigned REPORTS that Mr. Davis has not complied with the Order. Accordingly, it is RECOMMENDED that this matter be DISMISSED for want of prosecution.”
“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Defendant's Preliminary Motion to Dismiss for Violation of Equal Protection [20] be DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Indictment for Violation of Equal Protection [19, 22] should be DENIED.”
“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Mr. Rivera's Motion to Dismiss Indictment under the Second Amendment [58] be DENIED.”
“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that defendant's Motion to Dismiss Indictment [15] be DENIED in its entirety.”
“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Defendant's Motion to Suppress Evidence be DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion to Suppress Statements [19] be DENIED AS MOOT”
“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Defendant's Motion to Suppress Statements [15] be DENIED.”
“Judge Johnson recommended that Marchman's petition be denied.”
“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Defendant Jeffrey Alan Bourassa's Motions to Suppress Search and Seizure [523, 527, and 631] be DENIED.”
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Johnson was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2025.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Johnson no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.