Lisa Hall Johnson

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Lisa Hall Johnson

Maryland 5th District Court Prince George's County

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Virginia, 1998

Law

Duke University School of Law, 2001

Lisa Hall Johnson is an associate judge for the Fifth District Court in Prince George's County, Maryland. She was appointed to the court by Governor Martin O'Malley and assumed office on July 22, 2013. Her current term expires in 2023.

Education

Johnson received her undergraduate degree in economics and sociology from the University of Virginia in 1998 and her J.D. from the Duke University School of Law in 2001.

Career

• 2013-2023: Associate Judge, Fifth District Court, Prince George's County
• 2012-2013: Director of Litigation, Washington Gas
• 2005-2012: Associate, Dickstein Shapiro L.L.P.
• 2003-2005: Assistant State's Attorney, Prince George's County
• 2001-2003: Associate, McDermott, Will & Emery
• 2001: Admitted to the Maryland Bar

Awards and associations

Awards

• 2011: Equal Justice Associates Leadership Award, Maryland Legal Aid Bureau
• 2001: Advocacy Award, Duke University School of Law

Associations

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, National Bar Association
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, Prince George's County Bar Association
• Member, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association
• Member, Black Women's Bar Association of Suburban Maryland
• Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, 2011.
• Founding member, Upper Marlboro Democratic Club
• Executive Committee, Equal Justice Associates, Maryland Legal Aid Bureau

See also

• Courts in Maryland
• Maryland District Court
• Maryland counties

External links

• Maryland State Archives: District 5, Lisa Hall Johnson Biography
• Maryland State Archives: District 5, Prince George's County District Court
• Maryland Courts, "District Court Judges Directory"

Footnotes

Maryland courts

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Federal courts:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Maryland • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Maryland

State courts:

Maryland Supreme Court • Appellate Court of Maryland • Maryland District Courts • Maryland Circuit Courts • Maryland Orphans' Court

State resources:

Courts in Maryland • Maryland judicial elections • Judicial selection in Maryland