POWER OF ATTORNEY


	Know all persons by these presents, that the
undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Thomas
J. Spellman III, Lacey P. Elberg and Linda E. King,
signing singly, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an executive officer 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/ Gary J. Pruden
	Name:  Gary J. Pruden
	Date: April 26, 2016