{{Short description|American judge}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Edward H. Johnstone | honorific_suffix = | image = Edward Huggins Johnstone.png | alt = | caption = | office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | term_start = October 22, 1993 | term_end = June 26, 2013 | office2 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | term_start2 = 1985 | term_end2 = 1990 | predecessor2 = Charles M. Allen | successor2 = Thomas A. Ballantine Jr. | office3 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | term_start3 = October 11, 1977 | term_end3 = October 22, 1993 | nominator3 = | appointer3 = Jimmy Carter | predecessor3 = James Fleming Gordon | successor3 = Thomas B. Russell | pronunciation = | birth_name = Edward Huggins Johnstone | birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|04|26}} | birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil | death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|06|26|1922|04|26}} | death_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = | other_party = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | education = University of Kentucky College of Law (JD) | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = <!--Military service--> | nickname = | allegiance = {{nowrap|{{Flagicon|United States|1912|size=23px}} United States of America}} | branch = 25px United States Army | service_years = 1942–1945 | rank = 25px Sergeant | unit = 25px 9th Infantry Division | commands = | battles = Battle of the Bulge | mawards = {{Ribbon devices|ribbon=Silver Star ribbon.svg{{!}}border|width=23}} Silver Star<br>{{Ribbon devices|ribbon=Bronze Star Medal ribbon.svg{{!}}border|width=23}} Bronze Star <!--Embedded templates / Footnotes--> | footnotes = }}
'''Edward Huggins Johnstone''' (April 26, 1922{{spaced ndash}}June 26, 2013) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
==Education and career==
Johnstone was born on April 26, 1922, in São Paulo, Brazil, the son of William Johnstone, a horticulturalist. He grew up in Paducah, Kentucky and attended high school in Lexington. After graduation, he attended the University of Kentucky until 1942, when he dropped out to join the United States Army.<ref name="CJ">{{cite web|title=Judge Edward Johnstone, Kentucky prison reformer, dead at 91|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130626/NEWS10/306260103/Judge-Edward-Johnstone-Kentucky-prison-reformer-dead-91?nclick_check=1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628035551/http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130626/NEWS10/306260103/Judge-Edward-Johnstone-Kentucky-prison-reformer-dead-91?nclick_check=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 28, 2013|publisher=Courier-Journal.com|accessdate=June 27, 2013|date=June 26, 2013}}</ref> Johnstone was a sergeant in the 9th Infantry Division during World War II, serving from 1942 to 1945. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge, earning a Bronze Star Medal and Silver Star Medal for his gallantry.<ref name="CJ"/> Returning home, Johnstone resumed his studies, earning a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1949. He married Kay Johnstone and had four children.<ref name="CJ"/> He was in private practice in Princeton, Kentucky from 1949 to 1976, and was the Princeton city attorney from 1952 to 1954. He was the city attorney of Kuttawa, Kentucky from 1954 to 1976, of Fredonia, Kentucky from 1954 to 1976 and also the city judge on the Princeton, Kentucky Police Court from 1954 to 1969, holding these positions concurrently. He was a judge of the 56th Judicial Circuit Court of the State of Kentucky from 1976 to 1977.<ref name="auto">{{FJC Bio|1189|nid=1382876|name=Edward Huggins Johnstone<!--(1922–2013)-->}}</ref>
==Federal judicial service==
On August 25, 1977, Johnstone was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky vacated by Judge James Fleming Gordon. Johnstone was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 7, 1977, and received his commission on October 11, 1977. He served as Chief Judge from 1985 to 1990, and assumed senior status on October 22, 1993, serving in that status until his death.<ref name="auto"/>
==Death== thumb|right|Johnstone in the 2000s. Johnstone died on June 26, 2013, in Louisville, Kentucky at the age of 91.<ref name="CJ"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Sources== * {{FJC Bio|1189|nid=1382876|name=Edward Huggins Johnstone<!--(1922–2013)-->}}
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