Judge Scott D. Johnson: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Scott D. Johnson is a magistrate for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. He was appointed to the bench by the judges of the Middle District of Louisiana on February 18, 2020.

Prior to his appointment, Johnson worked for five years as general counsel for the Louisiana Division of Administration, having joined the office in 2014. Before that, he was a civil litigator at Kean Miller LLP in Baton Rouge (1997 to 2014). Johnson supplemented his practice with a seven-year stint as in-house counsel for a statewide trade association and was certified as a mediator.

He received a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Louisiana State University in 1990. Johnson then completed a J.D. at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in 1993.

After graduating from law school, he began his legal career as a prosecutor and criminal defense attorney in the United States Marine Corps (1993 to 1997), where he remained until entering the private sector in 1997.

Johnson was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he resides with his wife, Karli, and their labradoodle, Beckett. They raised four children.