Clinton Johnson at a glance
- Current role
- Commissioner
- Jurisdiction
- Washington · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Clinton Johnson
Commissioner · Pierce County - Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Current role: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, confirmed by the Liberian Senate in July 2024 to replace the late Justice Joseph Nagbe
- Current role: Commissioner of the Pierce County Superior Court in Washington, USA
- Court contact: Pierce County Superior Court, Tacoma, WA — Clerk’s phone: +1 (253) 798‐7455
Education
- University of Puget Sound School of Law — J.D. (1984)
Additional information
- Nomination: Proposed by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai in June 2024; confirmed with a unanimous 22‐0 vote.
- Appointment: Joined the bench in 2010.
- Faubion, Johnson, Reeder & Fraley, P.S., Lakewood, Washington — partner before the bench
- handling estate planning, business law, real estate, and bankruptcy matters.
- Professional memberships: Tacoma–Pierce County Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association; former member of Tacoma Estate Planning Council; past president of Rotary Club.
- Case examples: Presided over domestic violence protection cases and divorce matters in Pierce County.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Washington GR 16 allows video recording, audio recording, and still photography by the news media in courtrooms only after the judge has expressly granted permission.
Video and audio recording and still photography by the news media are allowed in the courtroom during and between sessions, provided (1) that permission shall have first been expressly granted by the judgeWashington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media ↗
Statewide
If a Washington judge limits courtroom photography or recording, GR 16 requires particularized findings on the record and treats open access as presumed.
Open access is presumed; limitations on access must be supported by reasons found by the judge to be sufficiently compelling to outweigh that presumptionWashington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Washington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media
Pierce County - Superior Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗Washington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Washington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media ↗