Overview
Samuel “Tucker” Johnson is a litigation attorney who assists clients with federal court disputes, appeals, and civil enforcement matters. His experience includes drafting dispositive motions and researching legal issues in a variety of substantive areas. Through Northwestern’s Federal Appellate Clinic, he also argued a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
While earning his J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Tucker served as a judicial extern with U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang, and as an articles editor of the Northwestern University Law Review. His legal training builds on several years at the U.S. House of Representatives advising Congressman Earl Blumenauer on policy and legislation involving transportation, infrastructure, livable communities, foreign affairs, and national security.
Education
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, J.D., 2026, cum laude; Articles Editor, Northwestern University Law Review; Federal Appellate Clinic; Teaching Assistant: Criminal Law and Legislative and Regulatory Process
Northwestern University, B.A., Political Science and International Studies with Honors, certificate of achievement in French, 2019
Admissions
Oregon
Experience
Litigation, Appeals, & Enforcement
- Drafted a motion to dismiss in a federal diversity jurisdiction action.
- Researched a developing state civil procedure issue and prepared an analysis for use in an appeal.
- Argued Arellano Martinez v. Blanche, No. 24-5069, before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit through Northwestern’s Federal Appellate Clinic, winning reversal of administrative decision for the clinic’s client.