Charles A. Johnson (Oklahoma)
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Charles A. Johnson was the vice-presiding judge of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. He was appointed to the court on October 31, 1989, by Republican Governor Henry Bellmon. Johnson was retained on November 4, 2008. He retired from the bench on July 31, 2014, after 25 years on the court.[1]
Education
Johnson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma and his LL.B. from the University of Oklahoma in 1955.[2]
Career
- 1989-2014: Vice-presiding judge, Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
- 1955-1989: Attorney in private practice[2]
Awards and associations
- 1993: Appellate Judge of the Year, Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association
- Selected as one of three Outstanding Young Oklahomans[2]
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Johnson received a campaign finance score of 0.96, indicating a conservative ideological leaning. This was more conservative than the average score of 0.33 that justices received in Oklahoma.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[3]
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Footnotes
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma
State courts:
Oklahoma Supreme Court • Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals • Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals • Oklahoma District Courts • Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims
State resources:
Courts in Oklahoma • Oklahoma judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oklahoma
