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Marcia Johnson
Professor of Law
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Phone:(713) 313-1027
Email: mjohnson@tmslaw.tsu.edu
Joined the faculty in 1991.

Additional Biographical Information

• Interim Dean, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (1999)
• Interim Associate Dean, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (1998)
• Associate Professor, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston,TX
  (1991-1998)

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Additional Publications

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• Addressing Housing Needs in the Post Katrina Gulf Coast, 31 T. MARSHALL L. REV., 327 (Spring 2006).
• Lead Appellate Counsel in the Amicus Curaie Brief, Shirley Neeley, In Her Official Capacity As The Commissioner Of Education, Et Al., V. West Orange-Cove Consolidated I.S.D., Et Al., June 2005.
• Abstinence Plus Health Science Textbooks and Curricula Best Serve Texas Students, (2004) (A position paper) (on file with the Earl Carl Institute www.earlcarlinstitute.org).
• Marcia Johnson & JaPaula Kemp, The Effect of Educating Prisoners, 7 J.L. & SOC. CHANGE 1 (2003).

       Written Presentations

• Texas Urban Academic Initiative, An Action Plan, supervising and lead author (2009).
• The History of the NAACP in Texas, supervising and lead author (2009).
• The Color of Justice in America, supervisor (2008).
• Alternative Education Programs, Are They a Direct Route to Prison?, supervisor (2008).
• The Need for a Public Defender's Office in Harris County, supervisor (2008).
• Texas Southern University, Where to From Here?, lead author (2007).

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Memberships/Licenses

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• United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit Federal Court for the Southern District of Texas

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Affiliations

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• National Bar Association
• Houston Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas

     Past Affiliations

• Board Member, Harris County Public Defender Board
• Committee Member, Texas Bar Ethics Grievance Committee
• Director, Earl Carl Institute for Legal and Social Policy
• Board Member, Affordable Communities Development Program
• Board Member, METRO Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas
• Board Member, Texas High Speed Rail Authority
• Board Member, The Women's Center
• Board Member, Texas Freedom Network
• Board Member, Neighborhood Recovery Community Development Corporation
• Board Member, MacGregor Park Community Development Corporation
• Board Member, Acres Homes Citizen's Chamber of Commerce
• Board Member, Acres Homes Center for Education and Economic Development
• Counsel to Faculty Senate and Faculty Assembly, Texas Southern University

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Community Service

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• Vice Chair, Houston Forensic Science, LGC, Inc.
• Executive Committee, Harris County Coalition for Juvenile and Criminal Justice Reform
• Member, Board of Advisors, Annam Community Development Corporation