Diane Johnsen
Encyclopedia
Diane M. Johnsen is a Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals
, Division One, having been appointed to the post in August 2006 by Governor Janet Napolitano
.
After receiving her Bachelor of Arts
Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arizona
in 1975, Johnsen went on to receiver her Juris Doctor
in 1982 from Stanford Law School
, where she had been an associate editor of the Stanford Law Review
.
After leaving law school, Johnsen was a clerk to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge Benjamin Cushing Duniway
. She was a commercial litigation attorney at Munger, Tolles & Olson
in Los Angeles
, California
from 1983 to 1985 and at Osborn Maledon in Phoenix, Arizona
from 1985 to 2006.
Johnsen was a board member of the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest from 1993 to 2006 and the Children's Action Alliance from 2004 to 2006.
Arizona Court of Appeals
The Arizona Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court for the State of Arizona. It is divided into two divisions, with a total of twenty-two judges on the court: sixteen in Division One, based in Phoenix, and six in Division Two, based in Tucson....
, Division One, having been appointed to the post in August 2006 by Governor Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano is the third and current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She is the fourth person to hold the position, which was created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the 21st...
.
After receiving her Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
in 1975, Johnsen went on to receiver her Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
in 1982 from Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located in the area known as the Silicon Valley, near Palo Alto, California in the United States. The Law School was established in 1893 when former President Benjamin Harrison joined the faculty as the first professor of law...
, where she had been an associate editor of the Stanford Law Review
Stanford Law Review
The Stanford Law Review is a legal journal produced independently by Stanford Law School students. The journal was established in 1948 with future U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher as its first president...
.
After leaving law school, Johnsen was a clerk to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...
Judge Benjamin Cushing Duniway
Benjamin Cushing Duniway
Benjamin Cushing Duniway was a United States federal judge.Born in Stanford, California, Duniway received a B.A. from Carleton College in 1928, an LL.B. from Stanford Law School in 1931., and a B.A. from Oxford University in 1933. He received a M.A. from Oxford University in 1964...
. She was a commercial litigation attorney at Munger, Tolles & Olson
Munger, Tolles & Olson
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP is a California law firm that has offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Charles Munger founded the firm in 1962 with six other lawyers.-Legal practice:...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
from 1983 to 1985 and at Osborn Maledon in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
from 1985 to 2006.
Johnsen was a board member of the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest from 1993 to 2006 and the Children's Action Alliance from 2004 to 2006.