# Paul Diamond **Paul S. Diamond** is a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, appointed by George W. Bush in 2004. He appears in this vault for his **September 16, 2026** referral of Philadelphia District Attorney [[Larry Krasner]] and a senior assistant to the Justice Department for potential obstruction of justice, perjury and false statements, arising from his review of Dennis Johnson's 2009 second-degree murder conviction and the handling of a withdrawn concession motion in that case. Diamond wrote that Philadelphia's highest law-enforcement official "may have violated the law." A referral is not a charge, and no charges had been filed as of this page's date. > [!note] Stub > Expand: confirmation and prior career, notable rulings, and the procedural posture of the Johnson conviction review. ## See Also - [[Larry Krasner]] · [[Department of Justice]]