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