Jon Johnson, B.C.S.

Prior to his judicial appointment he served as an appellate attorney and managing attorney as an Assistant Attorney General with the State of Florida Office of Attorney General.  Additionally, he has served as statewide appellate counsel for the Florida Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division.

Former Magistrate Johnson served as a member of the Florida Supreme Court Steering Committee for Family and Children in the Courts from 2004 – 2018.  He served on the faculty of Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies where he taught other magistrates and judges.  He is currently serving on the Florida Supreme Court Advisory Workgroup on the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms with a term ending June, 2025.

He has been admitted to practice before the United States Middles District, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court.

He has served as a active member of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar for more than 25 years, where he has held various offices including a term on the Executive Council.

For more than ten years, Former Magistrate Johnson actively participated with the Florida Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.

Former Magistrate Johnson graduated with his bachelor’s in science in Chemistry from Syracuse University and went on to earn his juris doctor from Stetson University College of Law.

Court Admissions:

• Florida Bar, 1992
• United States District Court (Middle District of Florida), 1993
• United States Court of Appeals (11th Circuit), 1996
• United States Supreme Court, 2001

Professional Memberships and Associations:

• Presenter for the Child Support portion of the annual Marital and Family Law Review Course from 2021-2025, sponsored by the Family Section of the Florida Bar and the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
• Bench Bar Liaison on the Executive Council of the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Family Law Section, for a term ending in 2027.
• Long-term member of the Stann Givens Family Law Inn of Court.
• Member St. Pete Bar Association (SPBA)