Jeffrey W Johnson

Associate Justice

California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One

2009 - Current

United States Magistrate Judge

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1999 - 2009

Court Automation Committee, 1999 to 2001;Rules Committee, 1999 to 2001; Jury Committee, 2002; Capital Case Committee (which oversaw the court's handling of death penalty cases), 1999 to 2008; Civil Justice Reform Act and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (2003-2009); and Criminal Justice Act Committee, 2009.

Deputy Chief

Narcotics Section of the U.S. Attorney's Office

1994 - 1997

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Central District of California

1989 - 1994

Yale Law School

J.D. (1985)

Honors: Paper on the international law of satellite reconnaissance was awarded the 1985 Gherini Prize for the best analytical paper in the discipline of International Law.

Duke University

B.A. (1982)

Honors: Double major in political science and history.

The Justice Thurgood Marshall Award for Humanitarianism and Judicial Achievement.

Coalition of Mental Health Professionals, Inc.

2009

Mexican American Bar Association's Judicial Excellence Award

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2008

Life Achievement Award

Faculty and students of Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary in Los Angeles

2003

Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Award for Special Service

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2001

Employee Volunteer Service Award

U.S. Department of Justice

1996

1995 Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service

United States Department of Justice.

1995

Special Achievement Award for Sustained Superior Performance of Duty

U.S. Department of Justice

1994

93rd Street Elementary School Award for Special Service

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1993

Special Achievement Award for Meritorious Acts or Service Performed on Behalf of the Department

U.S. Department of Justice

1992

The Justice Thurgood Marshall Award for Humanitarianism and Judicial Achievement.

Coalition of Mental Health Professionals, Inc.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Award for Community Outreach

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2002 and 2003

Court Facilities Advisory Committee

Member

Current

Subcommittee on Courthouse Names

Member

Current

Second term on the board of directors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (“ABTL”)

Current

Langston Bar Association

Llifetime member

Current

Bright Star Schools

Current

United States Army Advisory Board for the Los Angeles

Member

Current

United States Army War College Foundation.

Llifetime member

Current

United States Army War College National Security Seminar

Fellow

2013 - Current

U.S. Attorney's Capital Litigation Review Committee

Member

1997 - 1999

Office of Legal Education in the U.S. Department of Justice

Faculty member

1994 - 1997

Defending Wiretaps: 'Think in the Beginning What the End Will Bring

United States Attorneys' Bulletin

September, 1995