Thomas Johnson (Arkansas judge)

H. Thomas Johnson (December 29, 1808 – March 25, 1878)^[1][2] was chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1845 to 1852.

The Honorable Thomas Johnson
Arkansas Attorney General
In office 1856–1858
Preceded by	John J. Clendenin
Succeeded by	J. L. Hollowell
Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
In office 1845–1852
Appointed by	Arkansas General Assembly
Preceded by	Daniel Ringo
Succeeded by	George C. Watkins
Personal details
Born	H. Thomas Johnson (1808-12-29)December 29, 1808 Salisbury, Maryland
Died	March 25, 1878(1878-03-25) (aged 69) Little Rock, Arkansas
Resting place	Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Louisa Crease
Children	4
Relatives	George C. Watkins (brother in law)
Residence	Little Rock
Occupation	Lawyer and judge

Born in Maryland,^[1][3] Johnson moved to St. Louis, Missouri in the autumn of 1834 and to Batesville, Arkansas in January, 1836.^[1]

Johnson made connections to the Conway-Johnson family through his marriage to Louisa Crease in 1839. In 1840, Johnson was elected as 3rd Circuit Judge in Northeast Arkansas. In 1844, the Democratic Party-dominated Arkansas General Assembly elected Johnson to be chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court following the expiration of Judge Daniel Ringo's term. Ringo was a Whig.^[3] Soon after his seating on the supreme court, he moved to Little Rock.^[1] Johnson served as chief justice until 1852. In 1877, he died at his home in Little Rock, at the age of 69.^[2][3]

He was a tall, darkhaired, thin, "dry man, of great honesty and uprightness of character".^[3]