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Jul. 8, 2012

Jeffrey W. Johnson

State appellate Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson makes note of the greater impact of his decisions.

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Jeffrey W. Johnson
Court of Appeal, 2nd District (Los Angeles)
By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Many appellate judges say their only task is to apply existing law to facts. Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson of the 2nd District Court of Appeal is open to doing more.

Johnson said he considers the impact his decisions will have and the public policies implicated by them.

"Our job is to enforce the law, but we're not here in blinders," he said. "We think about [policy]. You have t... (continued)

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