Brendan Johnson
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United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota |
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In office October 15, 2009 – March 13, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Marty Jackley |
| Succeeded by | Randy Seiler |
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June 24, 1975 Vermillion, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | Tim Johnson (father) |
| Alma mater |
University of South Dakota University of Virginia |
Brendan Van Johnson (born June 24, 1975) is the former United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota. He is now a partner in the Business Litigation Group at Robins Kaplan LLP.
Johnson is the second son of United States Senator Tim Johnson, and his wife, Barbara (née Brooks) Johnson. Born in Vermillion, South Dakota, he moved with his family to Washington, D.C. after his father was elected to Congress in 1986. In high school, he received all district honors in football and excelled as a wrestler. He later returned to Vermillion to attend the University of South Dakota where he was selected for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Brendan went on to attend the University of Virginia School of Law where he was president of the Student Bar Association and a member of the Raven Honor Society.
Johnson moved to Hill City, South Dakota, after graduating from law school to serve as a law clerk to South Dakota Chief Federal Judge Karen Schreier. He later moved to Minnehaha County, South Dakota and became a prosecutor for that county. In this capacity he prosecuted a number of cases, including the case of an individual who received two life sentences without parole and 145 years in state prison for the attempted murders of two Sioux Falls Police Officers. Johnson later became a partner in the law firm known as Johnson, Heidepriem, Janklow, Abdallah and Johnson.
Johnson was nominated by President Barack Obama to be the 40th United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota and was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on October 15, 2009. His nomination to be United States Attorney was supported by several prominent Republicans, including former Governor Bill Janklow, former State Attorney General Larry Long, former Sioux Falls Mayor Dave Munson, and a variety of state and local law enforcement leaders.
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