EX-24 2 davispoa.htm IAN DAVIS POWER OF ATTORNEY
POWER OF ATTORNEY





 Know all persons by these presents, that  the undersigned hereby

constitutes and appoints each of Douglas K. Chia, Russell C. Deyo, Linda

E. King, John Papa and Steven M. Rosenberg, signing singly, the

undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's

capacity as a director of Johnson & Johnson (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4

and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder (the "Exchange Act") and Form

144 in accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended

(the "Securities Act");



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned

which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,

4, 5 and 144 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and

Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit

to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it

being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on

behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in

such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact

may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



 The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full

power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the

rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as

the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power

of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that

such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,

shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney

and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that

the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request

of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act

or Rule 144 of the Securities Act.



 This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until

the undersigned is no longer required to file reports pursuant to Section 16

of the Exchange Act with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and

transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by

the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney

to be executed as of the date set forth below.





 /s/  Ian Davis

 Name:  Ian Davis

 Date:    June 4, 2010