Judy Johnson
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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.[1][2] She filed for election in 2014, but due to facing no opposition, was automatically elected.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Johnson ran for re-election to the Contra Costa County Superior Court.
As an unopposed incumbent, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Education
Johnson received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and J.D. degree from University of California Davis School of Law.[1]
Career
- 2013-Present: 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[1]
See also
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
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of the California Governor, Press Release: "Governor Brown Appoints Judy Johnson to Contra Costa County Superior Court," May 18, 2012
- ↑ The Post News Group, "Richmond’s Judge Judy Johnson inducted to Superior Court of California Contra Costa County," February 7, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Contra Costa County Elections Division, "List of judicial candidates for the June 3, 2014 primary election," accessed March 24, 2014 (dead link)
