| Summary: | Judge Justin M. Johnson was born on August 19, 1933 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. He received his A.B. degree from University of Chicago in 1954 and then served in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1959 as an aircraft commander and from 1963 to 1973 as a major. In 1962, Johnson received his J.D. degree from University of Chicago. He worked for the law firm, Johnson, Johnson & Johnson where he eventually became a partner and sole proprietor. After fifteen years, Johnson became assistant solicitor and assistant secretary for the Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh-Mt. Oliver board of education. He remained in that role until he became a partner at Berkman, Ruslander, Pohl, Liber, & Engel from 1978 to 1980. In 1980, Johnson was appointed to the Pennsylvania Superior Court. He was chairman of Pennsylvania Board of Examiners, and was the recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Citizen's Award.
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