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Courtney Johnson
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2025 - Present
2026
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Courtney Johnson is a judge of the Georgia 4th Superior Court District DeKalb Judicial Circuit. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Johnson ran for re-election for judge of the Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit. She won in the general election on May 24, 2022.
Education
Johnson received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and her J.D. from Emory University. She was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2000.[1]
Career
- 2010-Present: Superior Court Judge, Stone Mountain Superior Court
- 2004-2010: Senior Assistant District Attorney, DeKalb County District Attorney
- 2000-2004: Assistant Solicitor General, DeKalb County Solicitor General[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in DeKalb County, Georgia (2022)
General election
General election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit
Incumbent Courtney Johnson won election in the general election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Courtney Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 108,998 | |
| Total votes: 108,998 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District
Incumbent Courtney Johnson defeated Genet Hopewell in the general election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Courtney Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 64.8 | 55,213 | |
| Genet Hopewell (Nonpartisan) | 35.2 | 29,992 | ||
| Total votes: 85,205 | |||
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Selection method
There are 202 judges on the Georgia Superior Courts, each chosen by the people in nonpartisan elections to serve a four-year term.
The process for selecting a chief judge and that chief judge's term varies by circuit.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
- a state resident for three years;
- a resident of the circuit he or she is representing;
- admitted to practice law for at least seven years; and
- at least 30 years old.
2014
See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2014
Johnson ran for re-election to the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, Georgia.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014.
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2010
Johnson competed against Yvonne Hawks, Michael Rothenberg and Denise M. Warner in the general election.[6] She defeated Michael Rothenberg in the runoff election on November 30, 2010, winning 61.4 percent of the vote.[7][8]
- Main article: Georgia judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Courtney Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Martindale, "Courtney Lynn Johnson profile," accessed March 8, 2013
- ↑ Facebook, "Courtney Johnson for DeKalb County Superior Court Judge," accessed March 8, 2013
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2014 Qualifying Candidates List," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, “Statewide Election Results,” May 20, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Non-Partisan Candidates on the November 2, 2010 General Election Ballot," archived July 24, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results of the General Election Runoff," November 2010
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Superior Court Judge Race Results," November 2010
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia
State courts:
Georgia Supreme Court • Georgia Court of Appeals • Georgia Superior Courts • Georgia State Courts • Georgia Business Court • Georgia Tax Court • Georgia Juvenile Courts • Georgia Probate Courts • Georgia Magistrate Courts • Georgia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Georgia • Georgia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Georgia
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