The Hon. Matthew E. Johnson is a justice of the Tenth Court of Appeals (Place 2) of Texas. He was elected to the seat in 2020.
Prior to his election, he sat as a judge for the 54h District Court in McLennan County, a position to which he was elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010, 2014, and 2018.
Johnson graduated with a B.A. in business administration from Baylor University. He then went on to earn his J.D. from Oklahoma City University School of Law.
After earning his law degree, Johnson spent fourteen months working as a briefing attorney for the 10th Court of Appeals, eventually leaving to enter into private practice in Waco. Then, in 1997, he began his tenure as an assistant district attorney with the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office. In 2001, Johnson was appointed to serve a one-year term as a justice of the peace in McLennan County.
His memberships have included the State Bar of Texas, the Waco-McLennan County Bar Association, the Federalist Society, and the Abner V. McCall American Inn of Court.
He is a recipient of the State Bar of Texas Presidential Commendation and a graduate of the Texas College for Judicial Studies.
Johnson was born and raised in Waco, Texas, where he attended Richfield High School. He and his family are active members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Waco.
He is a registered Republican.