J. Mercer Johnson

J. Mercer Johnson
Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
In office
September 16, 1957 – September 20, 1960.
Preceded by Arthur T. LaPrade
Succeeded by Robert O. Lesher
Personal details
Born 1906
Naco, Arizona
Political party Democrat

J. Mercer Johnson (born 1906) was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona from September 16, 1957 to September 20, 1960. [1]

Born in Naco, Arizona, Johnson ran for Pima County Attorney in 1936, losing in the primary election. Two years later, he became the Democratic nominee and won the position. He was reelected three times. Johnson became a Superior Court judge in 1946. He served in that position until becoming an Arizona Supreme Court Justice in 1957, appointed by Governor Ernest W. McFarland to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Justice Arthur T. LaPrade. He stepped down from the Court in 1960 to return to private practice.[2] Johnson became a partner at the firm Johnson, Dowdall & Terry in Tucson. There, Johnson represented Conoco.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Judicial History".
  2. ↑ "Pima County Attorney".
  3. ↑ PETROL STOPS NORTHWEST V. CONTINENTAL OIL CO., ET AL., Trade Cases P 63414, ¶ 63,414
  4. ↑ June 9, 1958, Arizona Daily Star p.1



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