EducationWashington & Lee University (BA)

Notable personal detailsGeorge Melville Johnson is an attorney and founder of the Atlanta-based law firm Melville Johnson, P.C., focused on federal employment law. He began his legal career at the FDIC in 1986 and has represented federal employees for more than three decades, including litigation in the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeals. In 2026, he ran as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District.