Frances R. Johnson
El Paso County Court
Honorable Frances Johnson is a district court judge in the Fourth Judicial District (El Paso County). She was appointed to the position in October 2019 by Governor Polis. Prior to beginning her term in January 2020, Judge Johnson was a magistrate and presided over a juvenile delinquency docket for one year and was the probate magistrate in the Fourth Judicial District from February 2013 through January 2019. Before serving as a judicial officer, Judge Johnson practiced as an attorney for fifteen years including as a Guardian ad Litem, public defender, prosecutor, assistant attorney general, federal civil litigator and appellate attorney. Judge Johnson received her B.A. in psychology and sociology from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and her J.D. from the University of Texas, School of Law. Judge Johnson has presented or co-presented on several probate and panel presentation topics.
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