2 Quotes & Sayings By F Willis Johnson
Born in 1883, Johnson was the first African American to be admitted to the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He passed the bar exam in 1904 and was admitted to the bar in 1907. He served as a state prosecutor for ten years, before becoming city solicitor of Philadelphia during the Wilson administration. He was the first African American to pass the Pennsylvania bar exam
Johnson went on to serve as United States Solicitor General, which made him one of the most powerful figures in federal government. From 1919 until his death in 1943, Johnson practiced law with his brother Charles Willis Johnson, who became a nationally known expert on constitutional law.