Judy Johnson

Judy Johnson
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Current Court Information:
Superior Court of Contra Costa County, California
Title:	Judge
Service:
Appointed by:	Gov. Jerry Brown
Active:	2013-2015
Preceded by:	Harlan G. Grossman
Past post:	Executive Director, State Bar of California
Past term:	2000-2011
Personal History
Bachelors:	Stanford University
Law School:	University of California, Davis School of Law

Judy Johnson is a judge on the Superior Court of Contra Costa County in California. She was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown in May 2012 to succeed Harlan G. Grossman. She was sworn in on February 1, 2013 for a term that expires in 2015.

Education

Johnson received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and J.D. degree from University of California Davis School of Law.

Career

• 2013-2015: Judge, Superior Court of Contra Costa County
• 2000-2011: Executive Director, State Bar of California
• 1994-2000: Chief Trial Counsel, State Bar of California
• 1977-1994: Assistant District Attorney, San Francisco District Attorney's Office
• 1979-1984: Adjunct professor, New College of California School of Law
• 1976-1977: Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Alameda County

See also

• Judges appointed by Jerry Brown
• California Superior Courts

External links

Office of the California Governor, Press Release: "Governor Brown Appoints Judy Johnson to Contra Costa County Superior Court," May 18, 2012

• San Francisco Chronicle, "Diverse appointments to superior, appeals courts," May 19, 2012

References