--- title: "Kimberly Johnson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kimberly-johnson-wv-magistrate-greenbrier" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Kimberly Johnson West Virginia Magistrate Court, Greenbrier County · Magistrate ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Greenbrier County - State: West Virginia - Role: Magistrate - Service status: unknown - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### camera and audio equipment Scope: statewide West Virginia Trial Court Rule 8 makes courtroom camera and audio equipment subject to the presiding circuit judge's or magistrate's permission. Evidence excerpt: Cameras and audio equipment may be permitted in and around the courtrooms at the discretion of each presiding circuit judge or magistrate. [West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/wv-trial-court-rules-contents) Source checked: 2026-07-27 ### advance media request timing Scope: statewide West Virginia Trial Court Rule 8 directs the presiding officer to decide requests for camera or audio coverage made at least one day before the proceeding, and lack of advance approval may preclude use. Evidence excerpt: Requests made by a party or any other person at least one day in advance of the proceedings. [West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/wv-trial-court-rules-contents) Source checked: 2026-07-27 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/greenbrier_county) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/greenbrier_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/greenbrier_county) - [West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/wv-trial-court-rules-contents) - [Official current-roster or retirement correction](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/greenbrier_county) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kimberly-johnson-wv-magistrate-greenbrier", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kimberly-johnson-wv-magistrate-greenbrier", "name": "Kimberly Johnson | KnowJudges", "description": "Kimberly Johnson, West Virginia Magistrate Court, Greenbrier County. 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Priest Johnson is a retired United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, with a distinguished career in federal judicial service, complex litigation, and criminal defense - She has been named to National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys, DCEO’s Women Leaders in the Law, Law360’s Female Powerbrokers, and recognized as a Texas Rising Star and Super Lawyer ### Education - B.B.A. & M.S. – University of North Texas (cum laude) - Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (cum laude) — J.D. ### Additional information - In this role, she presided over half of the criminal and one-third of the civil dockets in the division’s busiest unit. - Before joining the bench, Johnson was a civil trial lawyer and federal criminal defense attorney, with experience in complex business litigation, intellectual property, corporate internal investigations, and federal criminal defense. - She also held the role of a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney. - Criminal cases: Oversight of FBI, SEC, HHS, Homeland Security, DEA, USPIS, Secret Service, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection investigations, from initial review through plea agreements or trial. - Current status: She is retired from the federal bench but remains active in legal practice through Shook, Hardy & Bacon, where she advises on complex litigation and corporate matters. - Johnson has served on multiple community boards, including ReClaim611, Dallas CASA Children’s Council, and Women’s Auxiliary, and volunteers at her church and children’s schools.