Cheryl Johnson
Cheryl Johnson was a judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. She was elected to this position on November 3, 1998, and was re-elected in 2004 and 2010.[1][2] Johnson did not seek re-election to the Court in 2016.[3] Her final term ended on December 31, 2016.
Education
Johnson received her B.S. in chemistry from Ohio State University in 1968, her M.S. in inorganic crystallography from the University of Illinois in 1970, and her J.D. from the John Marshall Law School in 1983.[2]
Career
From 1983 to 1984, she clerked for Judge Samuel Johnson of the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. She was in private practice in Austin, Texas from 1984 until 1998.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, College of the State Bar of Texas
- Former member, Texas Criminal Defense Attorneys Association
- Former member, Austin Criminal Defense Attorneys Association
- Former director, Texas Association of Attorneys Board Certified in Criminal Law
- Member, Community Justice Council
- Volunteer attorney, Volunteer Legal Services
- Volunteer, Literacy Austin[2]
2010 election
Johnson defeated Dave Howard in the general election, winning 82.9 percent of the vote.[4]
- Main article: Texas judicial elections, 2010
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2004 election results" see 2004 General Election results
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, "Judge Cheryl Johnson Biography," accessed August 15, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 17, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Live Unofficial Election Results"
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
