G. Richard Johnson

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G. Richard Johnson

Prior offices:

First Judicial District

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Education

Bachelor's

East Tennessee State University, 1966

Law

University of Tennessee, 1969

G. Richard Johnson was the chancellor of the First Judicial District, serving Carter, Johnson, Unicoi, and Washington counties in Tennessee. He joined the court in 1988 and was re-elected in 2006 without opposition to a term which was to have ended in 2014. However, before his term could end, Johnson retired from the court on June 30, 2013.

Education

Johnson received his undergraduate degree from East Tennessee State University in 1966 and his law degree from the University of Tennessee in 1969.

Career

Johnson worked as a private practice lawyer prior to becoming a Chancellor in 1988.

See also

• Tennessee Chancery Courts
• Washington County Chancery Court, Tennessee
• Unicoi County, Tennessee
• Carter County, Tennessee
• Johnson County, Tennessee

External links

• Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges"

Footnotes

Tennessee courts

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Federal courts:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee

State courts:

Tennessee Supreme Court • Tennessee Court of Appeals • Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals • Tennessee Circuit Court • Tennessee Chancery Courts • Tennessee Criminal Court • Tennessee Probate Court • Tennessee General Sessions Court • Tennessee Juvenile Court • Tennessee Municipal Court

State resources:

Courts in Tennessee • Tennessee judicial elections • Judicial selection in Tennessee