▁Johnson ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁to ▁a ▁joint ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Samuel ▁J . ▁G hol son . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁His ▁service ▁terminated ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Hill ▁died ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁in ▁Oxford , ▁Mississippi . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 1 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 0 ▁death s ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁federal ▁jud ges ▁appointed ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Johnson ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁jud ges ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁I red ell ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Wayne ▁County , ▁Tennessee ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁William son ▁County , ▁Tennessee ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁federal ▁jud ges ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law