Ventura County (Ventura)
Career Highlights: Appointed Ventura County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2017; commissioner, Ventura County Superior Court, 2010-17; supervising attorney, Ventura County Superior Court Family Law Center, 2002-10; sole practitioner, Oxnard, 1993-2003.
Law School: Ventura College of Law, 1992
Career Highlights: Appointed Ventura County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2017; commissioner, Ventura County Superior Court, 2010-17; supervising attorney, Ventura County Superior Court Family Law Center, 2002-10; sole practitioner, Oxnard, 1993-2003.
Law School: Ventura College of Law, 1992
VENTURA — In family law, it’s usually the minority of the cases that take up most of the court’s time, said Superior Court Judge JoAnn Johnson.
Most of those speedy cases typically involve a marriage of under 10 years which successfully dissolves and both sides never have to set foot into her courtroom again. It’s property issues, or the most heated child custody or support issues which need expert testimony, that bog t... (continued)
