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'''William John Johnston''' (18 January 1868 – 29 November 1940) was an Irish barrister and judge.<ref name=dib>{{cite web|url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/johnston-william-john-a9811|title=Johnston, William John|work=[[Dictionary of Irish Biography]]|last=Gageby|first=Patrick|access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref>

 

 

He stood as a Liberal [[Irish Home Rule movement|Home Rule]] candidate for [[South Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)|South Londonderry]] at the [[December 1910 United Kingdom general election in Ireland|December 1910 general election]] but was defeated by the [[Liberal Unionist Party|Liberal Unionist]] MP [[John Gordon (South Londonderry MP)|John Gordon]]. He became a member of the [[Pembroke Township|Pembroke Urban Council]] in 1911. He was the editor of ''The New Irish Jurist'' from 1899 to 1905, and of ''The Irish Law Times'' from 1906 to 1911.