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HONORABLE JUDGE
donald
r. johnson
19th Judicial
District Court Judge
Judge Johnson is a
life long resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
He has over 25
years of certified knowledge of laws, legal
codes, court procedures, precedents, government
regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and
the democratic political process. He graduated
from Paul M. Hebert School of Law in 1982.
Immediately after graduation, Judge Johnson
worked as Assistant District Attorney with the
East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s
Office. Having a desire to serve the common
man, Judge Johnson opened the Law Offices of
Donald R. Johnson & Associates and practiced
there until he was elected Judge, Baton Rouge
City Court. He served as Judge with Baton Rouge
City Court until his election to the 19th
Judicial District Court. With the 19th
Judicial District Court, Judge Johnson has
served on drug court, civil court, and criminal
court.
Judge Johnson
believes that education is the key to success.
In that vain, he has endeavored to continue his
education. He is currently seeking a PhD in
Criminal Justice. In December 2009, Judge
Johnson received his Master of Judicial Studies
from the University of Nevada at Reno,
the National Judicial College. His Thesis:
Louisiana’s Court Perceptions and Practices on
Closing Open Access to Court Judicatory Records.
In August 2008, he received a Master of Justice
Management from the University of Nevada at Reno.
His comprehensive project: A Comparative
Analysis of Louisiana Trial Judges’ Perception
and Use of Judicial Privatization. In
December 2006, he received a Master of Criminal
Justice Degree from the Loyola University of New
Orleans.
Judge Johnson has
received certifications in a plethora of areas
including, but not limited to: Traffic Issues
in the 21st Century, November 2008;
Judicial Philosophy and American Law, April
2008; Impaired Driving Case Essentials,
September 2007; The Fourth Amendment:
Comprehensive Search and Seizure Training for
Trial Judges, May 2007; Commercial Driver’s
Licensing Laws, March 2007; Financial Statements
in the Courtroom, November 2006; Judicial
Development Dispute Resolution Skills, August
2006; Conduction the Trial, August 2006; Civil
Mediation, August 2006; Effective Cashflow
Management, July 2006; Dispute Resolution, July
2006; Planning and Presenting Effective
Presentations, January 2006; When Justice Fails:
Threats to the Independence of the Judiciary,
February 2005; General Jurisdiction; and SPSS
Training and Education Services,
Introduction to Statistical Analysis, August
2008; Introduction to SPSS, May 2008; Advanced
Techniques: Regression, January 2007;
Advanced Statistical Analysis, November 2007;
and lastly, certified by The National Drug Court
Institute, George Washington University
School of Law, Judicial Training for Drug Court,
October 1998.
His mantra: “To
Whom Much is Given, Much More is Required”
is indicative of Judge Johnson’s life as both
judicial arbiter and scholar. Judge Johnson has
given to others what has been given to him.
Recently, he served as Instructor at the
University of Nevada at Reno, The National
Judicial College teaching Conducting the
Trial. There he developed syllabi, taught
models, and fostered collaborative learning;
encouraged a high degree of student involvement
through presentation of relevant issues and
interactive teaching style; assisted students
with enhancing knowledge of all aspects of trial
procedure; Judge Johnson also taught the course
Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Abuse
Disorders where he developed knowledge,
skills, and abilities to adjudicate citizens
with co-occurring disabilities.
Judge Johnson has
been the recipient of a number of honors and
awards over the past 25 years. He received the
Black History Pioneer Award in 2004, the
Distinguished Community Service Award in 1994,
the Honorary Secretary of State, March 1988 and
the Gus Young Non-Violence Committee
Humanitarian Award.
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