This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Aug. 26, 2014

Michael M. Johnson

Attorneys say LA Judge Michael M. Johnson is unflappable in the midst of high-stakes chaos.

Read more about Michael M. Johnson...
Los Angeles County (Stanley Mosk Courthouse)
ADR Services Inc.

By Brian Cardile

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Battles over a half-ton emerald, truculent tweets of a besotted rock star, and treacherous art dealings between millionaires.

It's all sensational drama for nighttime procedurals but, to the uniquely equanimous Judge Michael M. Johnson, it's just a typical day.

Whether hearing felonies in Compton, death penalty cases downtown, or high-profile civil litigation in his latest post on ... (continued)

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this Judicial Profile for $85
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this Judicial Profile. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Sign up for Daily Journal emails