Judge Richardson Johnson

J. Richardson “Rick” Johnson served as a Judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Kalamazoo County from 1993 to 2014 and as the Chief Judge from 2000 through 2007. He is the original author of the “Criminal Proceedings Benchbook” published by the Michigan Judicial Institute. Rick has served as chair of the Kalamazoo County Community Corrections Advisory Board and served on the boards of KPEP and the Kalamazoo Criminal Justice Council. Before joining the Court, he was in private practice and helped organize several local non-profit corporations including the Family Health Center, Housing Resources, the New Year’s Fest and the Kalamazoo Film Society.