HONORABLE JUDGE PAMELA T. JOHNSON

Juvenile Court

Judge Pamela Taylor Johnson was born in Magnolia, Mississippi.  She obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree from Jackson State University and her Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center.  Prior to being elected in 1994, she engaged in private practice of law and served as General Counsel for Louisiana Department of Education.

Within one year of taking the bench in 1994, Judge Johnson established the first Drug Court Program for juveniles in the State of Louisiana and the first mentoring program at Juvenile Court.  Judge Johnson is now servicing her fourth term as Judge and continues to dedicate her life to helping children through service and her love for the law.

She is a life member of the NAACP, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Jackson State Alumni Association.  Judge Johnson and her husband Ernest have two children.