Profile of Earl Johnson

Born June 10, 1933, in Watertown, South Dakota

Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 7

• Served from December 27, 1982, to October 17, 2007.
• Appointed by Edmund G. Brown Jr.

Education

• Master of Laws (LL.M.), Northwestern University, 1961
• Juris Doctor, University of Chicago Law School, 1960
• Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University, 1955

Admitted to the State Bar of California in 1972

Judicial Experience

• Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 7 (1982–2007)
  Appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.

Professional Background

• Professor of Law, USC Gould School of Law, Los Angeles, California (1969–1982).
• Director, Legal Services Program, Office of Economic Opportunity, Washington, D.C. (1966–1968).
• Deputy Director, Legal Services Program, Office of Economic Opportunity (1965–1966).
• Deputy Director, Neighborhood Legal Services (1964–1965).
• Trial Attorney and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Department of Justice (1961–1964).
• Served in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant Junior Grade (1955–1958).
   

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