{"county":"shelby","description":"","district":"shelby","districtgroup":"county","id":92,"key":"general_sessions_criminal_court_judge_div_15","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Christian R. Johnson","next_election":"2022-11-08","notes":"102","officegroup":"general_sessions_criminal_court","partisan":0,"party":"","qualities":"- General-Sessions criminal-court judge: handles misdemeanors, preliminary felony hearings, and bond proceedings \u2014 high volume, with constitutional speedy-process obligations.\n- Judicial temperament: the willingness to listen, deliberate, and apply the law dispassionately to people whose lives are deeply affected by the outcome.\n- Impartiality and ethics under the Tennessee Rules of Judicial Conduct, including disqualification when conflicts arise.\n- Working knowledge of the substantive and procedural law applied in the assigned court (cited per court below) and the published precedent that controls.\n- Docket management \u2014 moving cases efficiently while honoring due process and the time pressures that fall on litigants and witnesses.\n- Clear written and oral explanation of rulings, so the parties and the public can follow the reasoning.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","term_years":8,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":"","electiondate":"2022-08-04","name":"Christian R. Johnson","person":{"biography":"Christian is an experienced jury trial attorney and currently has his own practice as a criminal defense attorney. He graduated from Southwest magma cum laude with a full scholarship to the University of Memphis where he also graduated magna cum laude and began law school the next day at the University of Memphis Law School. Christian is an Eagle Scout, a former firefighter, a Marine, and currently serves as a captain in the TN State Guard. He would love to continue his service to this community as your Judge in General Sessions Division 15. Vote Johnson!","firstname":"Christian","lastname":"Johnson","middlename":"R.","token":"hbHf3ay5UK"},"term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}],"title":"General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div 15","type":"judicial","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}