Professor Johnson graduated with distinction from St. Olaf College in Minnesota,
earning degrees in English and philosophy. She earned her J.D. from the University of
Minnesota, where she served as articles editor for the University of Minnesota Law Review
and taught legal research and writing. Following law school, Professor Johnson clerked
for the Honorable Gary Crippen of the Minnesota Court of Appeals and then spent two years
as a Bigelow Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School, where she taught legal
research and writing and criminal sentencing policy. Professor Johnson's research
interests include legal writing, criminal law, and feminist legal theory.
Legal Writing and Research
