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Cheryl Johnson

Cheryl Ann Johnson
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Place 5 Judge
In office
January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2016
Preceded by Morris Overstreet
Succeeded by Scott Walker
Personal details
Born (1946-09-30) September 30, 1946 (age 70)
Aurora, Illinois, USA
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Gregory William Lasley
Residence Dripping Springs, Hays County
Texas
Alma mater

Whetstone High School
Ohio State University
University of Illinois at Urbana

John Marshall Law School (Chicago)
Religion United Methodist Church

Whetstone High School
Ohio State University
University of Illinois at Urbana

Cheryl Ann Johnson (born September 30, 1946) is a former judge of the nine-member Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the court of last resort for state criminal cases. First elected in 1998, she won new six-year terms in 2004 and 2010 but did not seek a fourth term in 2016.

A native of Illinois, Johnson graduated in 1964 from Whetstone High School in Columbus, Ohio, and four years later received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Ohio State University. She then obtained in 1970 a Master of Science in inorganic crystallography from the University of Illinois at Urbana, Illinois. She worked in the private sector as a computer programmer and chemist until 1980 when she entered law school. In 1983, she received a Juris Doctor from John Marshall Law School in Chicago.

From 1983 to 1984, she clerked for Judge Sam Johnson (no relation) of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. From 1984 until her election to the Court of Criminal Appeals, Johnson practiced law in Austin, Texas. She resides in Dripping Springs, Texas, with her husband, Gregory William Lasley (born 1949), a retired lieutenant with the Austin Police Department.


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