Matthew E. Johnson

Education:
J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1992

Editor-in-Chief, William Mitchell Law Review, 1991-92
Recipient of “The Student Award of Merit” at Commencement
B.A., Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1985

Legal Career:
Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals, Jan. 1, 2008, to present.
Chief Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals, Oct. 31, 2010, to Oct. 31, 2013.
Attorney in private practice, Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2001-07
Attorney in private practice, Smith Parker, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1995-2001
Attorney in private practice, Popham, Haik, Schnobrich & Kaufman, Ltd., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1994-95
Law Clerk to Judge David R. Hansen, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1993-94
Law Clerk to Chief Judge Charles R. Wolle, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, 1992-93
Other Professional Experiences:
Adjunct Professor of Legal Writing, William Mitchell College of Law, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1999-2000
Staff Assistant, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice, Washington, D.C., 1987-89
Assistant Staff Auditor, Prudential Insurance Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1985-87
Member of board of directors of bank holding company, 2007
Part-time or seasonal employment before law school: waiting tables at restaurant; painting houses; working on construction crew; stocking and sacking groceries; detasseling seed corn; walking and weeding beanfields; baling hay; delivering office supplies; delivering newspapers.
Volunteer Activities:
Second Judicial District Ethics Committee, Member, 2006-07
City of Saint Paul Civil Service Commission, Member, 2004-07
Lighthouse Academy of Nations, Inc. (charter school), Chair, Board of Directors, 2004-06
Legal Access Point (legal services clinic), Volunteer Lawyer, 1998-2007
Minnesota State Bar Association Judicial Elections Task Force, Member, 1997
Professional Associations:
Minnesota State Bar Association, 1994 to the present
Ramsey County Bar Association, 2002 to the present
Hennepin County Bar Association, 1994-2007
Federal Bar Association, 1994-2007
Warren E. Burger Inn of Court, 2002-03