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Civil Litigation,
Judges and Judiciary

Jul. 12, 2019

Appeals judge fighting sexual misconduct charges sues his own court

Justice Jeffrey Johnson is suing his own court over a court-wide email disclosure of confidential allegations during last year’s sexual misconduct investigation.

State appellate Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson is seeking $10 million in a lawsuit against his own court and a fellow justice over a widespread email disclosure of confidential sexual misconduct allegations against him that were being investigated. Johnson, of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, is charged with sexually harassing 17 women and appearing at the courthouse intoxicated after hours, which he has d...

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