Crystal Johnson is an attorney from South Dakota serving as State's Attorney for Minnehaha County, the state's most populous county, of which the county seat is Sioux Falls.
Crystal Johnson | |
|---|---|
| States Attorney of Minnehaha County | |
| In office December 6, 2019 – present | |
| Preceded by | Aaron McGowan |
| Magistrate Judge of Second Circuit Court of South Dakota | |
| In office 2015–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Joni Cutler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Viborg, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Education | University of Sioux Falls (BA) University of Kansas (JD) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Early life and education
editJohnson was born in Viborg, South Dakota. She received a B.A. from the University of Sioux Falls in 1999 and a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2002.[1][2]
Career
editIn 2005, Johnson joined the Minnehaha State's Attorney's Office. In 2014, she was named South Dakota Prosecutor of the Year. In 2015, the South Dakota Supreme Court appointed Johnson to the Second Judicial Circuit to replace Judge Joni Cutler.[3] During her time on the bench, Johnson was a member of the Minnehaha County Veteran's Treatment Court and served on pre-trial detention and release committees. In May 2018, she left the judiciary and returned to the Minnehaha State's Attorney's Office.
In 2019, the presiding judge of the Second Circuit Court, Robin Houwman, appointed Johnson the interim Minnehaha County State's Attorney after Aaron McGowan resigned.[4] In January 2020, the Minnehaha County Commission approved Johnson's appointment.[5]
Johnson is also a part-time adjunct professor of political science at the University of South Dakota.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Sioux Falls prosecutor named new magistrate court judge". rapidcityjournal.com. Rapid City Journal. 16 March 2015.
- ^ Epp, Todd. "Minnehaha County Commission plans to hire Crystal Johnson as state's attorney". kelo.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ Walker, Mark. "Prosecutor to serve as magistrate judge". ArgusLeader.com. Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
- ^ "Crystal Johnson named interim State's Attorney for Minnehaha County". keloland.com. Keloland News.
- ^ Ferguson, Danielle. "'It's my home': Crystal Johnson named Minnehaha County State's Attorney". ArgusLeader.com. Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
- ^ "USD Faculty & Staff Directory". USD.edu. University of South Dakota.