--- title: "Leanne Johnson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/leanne-johnson-tx-9th-court-appeals" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Leanne Johnson Texas 9th Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Justice ## Profile - Court: Texas 9th Court of Appeals - State: Texas - Role: Court of Appeals Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Justice Johnson has been on the Ninth Court of Appeals since November 13, 2013, when she was appointed by then‐Governor Rick Perry - Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont), Beaumont, TX, 2021-2026 - Justice Leanne Johnson is a Republican judge serving Place 3 on the Texas Ninth Court of Appeals, appointed in 2013 and re‐elected in 2018 and 2024, making her the first woman to serve on that court - Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont), Beaumont, TX, 2015-2020 - Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont), Beaumont, TX, 2014-2014 - Law Clerk, District Court, W.D. Louisiana, 1986-1987 - The first female justice in the court’s history - Federal judicial clerkship with U.S. District Judge Nauman S. Scott, Western District of Louisiana ### Education - with High Honors, University of Arkansas School of Law — J.D. (1986) - Southern Arkansas University Main Campus — B.A. (1983) - in Political Science, magna cum laude, Southern Arkansas University — B.S. (1983) ### Additional information - Her current term runs through December 31, 2030. - She was elected in 2014 to finish the unexpired term, re‐elected in 2018 for a full six‐year term, and won her 2024 re‐election. - Practitioner, Orgain, Bell & Tucker LLP, 1987-2013 - Texas Association of Defense Counsel (past member) - Law Review and Moot Court Team member - Moot Court Board service - State Bar of Texas Life Fellow - Arkansas Bar Association - Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit - Jefferson County Bar Association (member/past board) - Boy Scouts of America Three Rivers Council - Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program - Volunteer work at Beaumont Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic ## 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 ### appellate electronic filing Scope: statewide In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so. Evidence excerpt: Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.txcourts.gov/9thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-leanne-johnson/) - [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/9thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-leanne-johnson/) - [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/9thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-leanne-johnson/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15459/leanne-johnson/) - [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15459/leanne-johnson/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/leanne-johnson-tx-9th-court-appeals", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/leanne-johnson-tx-9th-court-appeals", "name": "Leanne Johnson | KnowJudges", "description": "Leanne Johnson, Texas 9th Court of Appeals. 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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](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.