Charles W. Johnson (jurist)

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Charles W. Johnson is Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Washington, USA. He was born in Tacoma, Washington, and resides in Gig Harbor, Washington.

[edit] Tenure on the court

Justice Johnson has served on the Washington Supreme Court longer than any other current Justice. He was first elected to the Washington Supreme Court in 1991, gaining re-election in 1996 and 2002.

[edit] Education

Justice Johnson graduated from the Puget Sound School of Law (now University of Washington School of Law) in 1976, and is the first graduate of this institution to be elected to the Washington Supreme Court. He took his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in 1974. He is a graduate of Curtis High School in University Place, Washington.

[edit] References

• bio from Washington Courts