Bernette Joshua Johnson

Bernette Johnson
Johnson in 2017
Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
In office
February 1, 2013 – December 31, 2020
Preceded byCatherine Kimball
Succeeded byJohn L. Weimer
Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
from the 7th district
In office
October 31, 1994 – December 31, 2020
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byPiper D. Griffin
Personal details
Born (1943-06-17) June 17, 1943 (age 81)
Donaldsonville, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSpelman College (BA)
Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge
(JD)

Bernette Joshua Johnson (born June 17, 1943)[1] is an American lawyer from New Orleans, who served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 2013 to 2020.[2]

She is the first African American to serve in this position, and succeeded Catherine D. Kimball.

  1. ^ "Bernette Johnson, June 1943". Louisiana Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Bernette Joshua Johnson". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.