Nelson Johnson

For the US ambassador to the republic of China in the 1930s, see Nelson T. Johnson.
Johnson in 2014

Nelson Johnson (born 1948) is an American lawyer and author, best known for his New York Times bestseller, Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City.[1]

Early life

Johnson grew up in South Jersey, USA.[2]

Career

Johnson worked at Atlantic City's planning board during the 1980s. As of 2014 he is an Atlantic County Superior Court Judge.[1] and tries mass tort cases.[3]

Nelson's book Boardwalk Empire was the basis for the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire.[2] Its sequel is The Northside: African Americans and the Creation of Atlantic City. [2][4] In 2010, Nelson was asked by the New Jersey State Superior Court to cease promoting the book and the series in order to preserve the ethical neutrality of his position as a judge.[5]


His third book, published by Rutgers University Press, is Battleground New Jersey: Vanderbilt, Hague and Their Fight for Justice, and is about Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague and Arthur T. Vanderbilt, first Chief Justice of New Jersey’s modern Supreme Court.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Book review: Boardwalk Empire by Nelson Johnson". The Scotsman, 28 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Northside, a book review". NJ.COM, December 19, 2010
  3. "New Mass Torts Judge Tosses Four Accutane Cases". Mary Pat Gallagher, New Jersey Law Journal, October 7, 2014
  4. "Book Review: Johnson gets it right with tale of 'The Northside'". Press of Atlantic City. November 21, 2010 By PATRICIA REID-MERRITT,
  5. "Boardwalk Empire Author Muzzled". Observer'.
  6. Michael Clark, "Author Nelson Johnson strikes gold with infamous Atlantic City characters "
  7. "Judge details state politics history in book"]. MyCentralJersey. Katie Park January 16, 2015

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