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Lydia Johnson
Lydia Johnsonis the Director and Assistant Clinical Professor of the Clinical Legal Studies Program at Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
Lydia D. Johnson
Professor Lydia Johnson is Professor of Law, supervising students in the Criminal Defense/Title IX Clinic. Professor Johnson received her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Communications from Texas A & M University in 1982 and her Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from South Texas College of Law in 1988.
Following completion of her legal education, Professor Johnson was an Assistant District Attorney from 1988 – 1996 with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, where she prosecuted Class A, B misdemeanors and felony cases and prepared and filed protective orders in the Domestic Violence Unit. Professor Johnson hasbeen a Municipal Court Judge for the City of Houston since 1997. She is currently the Panel Chair for the State Bar Grievance Committee.
Professor Johnson’s scholarship agenda addresses inequities in the Criminal Justice system, pertaining to the Bail System, Interpreters for Non-English speakers and how Expunction law affects law students.
