Judge J. Brian Johnson graduated from Villanova University in 1977 and earned a J.D. from Temple University School of Law in 1981. He served Lehigh County as an Assistant Public Defender from 1981 to 1983, as Criminal Arraignment Master from 1984 to 1986, as Assistant County Solicitor from 1987 to 1989, and as Criminal Costs and Fines Master from 1990 to 1991. He taught Business Law at DeSales University 1986 to 1987. He was an associate with Lanshe, Lanshe and Lanshe from 1983 to 1986. He was in private practice as a sole practitioner and as a partner in the firms of Johnson & Ashcraft and Johnson, Ashcraft & Giordano from 1986 to 1996. Immediately prior to his election, he was Special Counsel to the Philadelphia-based national law firm of Duane Morris LLP from 1996 to 2003. Judge Johnson has chaired the Lehigh County Children's Roundtable since 2006 and has served on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Leadership and State Roundtables since 2007. He chairs the Guiding Principles Committee of the Pennsylvania Children's Roundtable Initiative and is a member of the Initiative's Benchbook Committee and Children's Summit Committee. He has been a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association since 1984, a member of the Bar Association of Lehigh County since 1982, a member of its Board of Directors 1999 to 2000 and a member of the Donald E. Wieand Inn of Court 2000 to 2001 and a Team Leader 2002 to 2003. He was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Lehigh County in November 2003. He is Administrative Judge of the Civil Division, Orphans' Court Division, and Juvenile Dependency cases.

Judge Johnson's Procedures

Judge Johnson's Civil Trial Procedures

Judges of the Court

President Judge William H. Platt

Judge Carol K. McGinley

Judge Edward D. Reibman

Judge William E. Ford

Judge Robert L. Steinberg

Judge J. Brian Johnson

Judge Kelly L. Banach

Judge James T. Anthony

Judge Maria L. Dantos

Judge Michele A. Varricchio

Senior Judge Lawrence J. Brenner

Senior Judge Alan M. Black