Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Knut S. Johnson


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The result was delete. Daniel (talk) 03:27, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Knut S. Johnson

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Fails WP:JUDGE. Expired federal judicial nominee who was never confirmed. Not independently notable under WP:GNG. Marquardtika (talk) 21:42, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
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 * Delete - no presumption of notability under WP:JUDGE, and I'm not seeing enough to meet the GNG. WP:USCJN, although not policy, is instructive: these sorts of nominations are generally not notable unless there's some sort of controversy involved. His legal career presents a somewhat closer question - this article does provide some substantial coverage - but on balance I don't think it's enough to establish notability. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 22:37, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. In these situations, I think it is worth noting that where the president's party also controls the Senate, the nominees that are important to them get pushed through, and those that are not are let slide. BD2412  T 23:43, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete I have to admit I do not like the fact the article falsely says he was a US judge when he never was. Nominees are not judges, and while some who get nominated get enough coverage for that without being confirmed, his is not such a case.John Pack Lambert (talk) 14:57, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment The article never says he was a judge. It says he was a nominee to be a judge. Snickers2686 (talk) 17:51, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I now see you are right. Still he does not meet notability guidelines. Judges are notable, not nominees. At least not at the district court level. The Federal Circuit maybe mere nominees will be notable, but I doubt any district judge who is not confirmed is notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:17, 4 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete per User:Bearian/Standards and concurring with . Lots of lawyers get nominated to the district bench who end up in the dustbins of the Senate. Bearian (talk) 01:27, 5 February 2021 (UTC)


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