Leandra G. Johnson
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Leandra G. "Lily" Johnson is the chief judge of the Third Circuit Court of Florida. She was appointed to the court by Governor Jeb Bush, effective January 6, 2006, and she became chief judge in July of 2011. She was the first woman to join the Third Circuit Court.[1][2]
Johnson was re-elected in 2008 and 2014, and her current six-year term expires on January 4, 2021.[3][4][5][6]
Elections
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Johnson ran for re-election to the Third Circuit Court.
As an unopposed candidate, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Education
Johnson received her B.S. degree from the University of Florida in 1979 and her J.D. degree from the same school in 1981.[1]
Career
Johnson began her career working for the Eighth Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office. Soon after, she moved to the Third Circuit State Attorney's Office, where she spent 15 years as an assistant state attorney. She then entered private practice as a partner of a Lake City law firm. After that, she became the attorney for the Columbia County School Board. In 1999, she went back to private practice. She worked in that capacity until her judicial appointment in 2006.[2]
See also
- Florida Circuit Court
- Columbia County, Florida
- Dixie County, Florida
- Hamilton County, Florida
- Lafayette County, Florida
- Madison County, Florida
- Suwannee County, Florida
- Taylor County, Florida
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Third Judicial Circuit of Florida, "Leandra G. Johnson," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Gainesville Sun, "Circuit's first female judge set to take office," January 3, 2006
- ↑ Florida Bar News, "Florida's judicial races are set," June 1, 2008
- ↑ Taylor County Supervisor of Elections, "Third Circuit," accessed May 19, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Florida Secretary of State, “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida
State courts:
Florida Supreme Court • Florida District Courts of Appeal • Florida Circuit Court • Florida County Court
State resources:
Courts in Florida • Florida judicial elections • Judicial selection in Florida
