Judge Joe Johnson

Joseph D. Johnson is a 1973 graduate of Winston-Salem State University (HBCU located in Winston Salem, NC). Judge Johnson graduated from the University of Kansas, School of Law in Dec. 1975. His first job after law school was with the Shawnee County Public Defender’s Office in Topeka, KS. In 2006 he was appointed to the Third Judicial District Court of ansas where he served as a district court judge for 13 years. Prior to his judicial appointment he had a private law practice for over 32 years. His practice emphasized criminal efense, domestic relations and plaintiff’s personal injury representation.

Judge Johnson is a life member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and served on the Board of Governors for many years. He is a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College, serving as a faculty member for over 30 years, and was also a member of the Board of Governors during that time. Judge Johnson was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2005. He has been a presenter for federal and state bar associations in over 25 states.