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