Judge Profile:

Judge Matthew E. Johnson Court of Appeals Minnesota Judicial Center Phone: (651) 297-7650 Judicial Service: Appointment effective January 1, 2008, by Governor Tim Pawlenty, to a term expiring January 3, 2011. 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, January 1, 2008, to the present 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

Judge Matthew E. Johnson

Court of Appeals

Minnesota Judicial Center
Phone: (651) 297-7650

Judicial Service:

Appointment effective January 1, 2008, by Governor Tim Pawlenty, to a term expiring January 3, 2011.

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, January 1, 2008, to the present
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