Theodore Johnson has been a Magistrate of the 35th District Court for over twelve years and also serves on the Teen Court Advisory Board.

Magistrate Johnson received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Scranton.  He is also a graduate of Loyola University Law School and a former Assistant District Attorney at the New Orleans District Attorney’s Office.  He is an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Law in the Criminal Justice Program at Schoolcraft College and an instructor for the Michigan Judicial Institute in Lansing and was a contributor to their Domestic Violence Benchbook.

Magistrate Johnson is the current chairperson of the Western Wayne Advisory Committee to HelpSource and a board member of First Step.  He has also served as the attorney advisor to the Plymouth-Canton High Schools’ student Mock Trial Team.  He is a past president of the Suburban Bar Association of Western Wayne County.