Judge Susan Holland Johnson

District Judge - Eighth Judicial District Court - Civil/Criminal Division - Department XXII

SUSAN JOHNSON initially was elected to serve as State District Court Judge, Department 22, on January 2, 2007, and thereafter, overwhelmingly re-elected three times, in 2008, 2014 and 2020, with 82%, 75%  and 70% of the vote, respectively.  She currently hears civil, criminal, business court and construction defect matters.  Judge Johnson has been a resident of the greater Las Vegas area since November 1963.  She graduated from Ed. W. Clark High School in 1977 and UNLV in 1982, where she acquired her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a dual major in public accounting and investment finance.  She thereafter graduated from McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, in 1985, and has been a member of the Nevada and California State Bars since 1985 and 1986, respectively.   Judge Johnson is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court, District of Nevada (since 1985), Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (since 1986), and United States Supreme Court (since 1989). Before assuming the bench, Judge Johnson, then an attorney of over 21 years, was A-V rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and the President/Sole Shareholder of her own law firm, whose practice included civil litigation, personal injury, security and/or premises claims, domestic or family law, wills and simple estate planning.  Her background also includes insurance and civil rights defense, and having an active trial practice.   Judge Johnson also acted as an arbitrator who has rendered decisions in over 600 matters, mediator, Settlement Judge for the Nevada Supreme Court, short-trial judge for the Eighth Judicial District Court, Judge Pro Tempore for Las Vegas Justice Court, as well as Hearing Master in child support cases.  She has taught several CLE courses and spoken at various seminars/conferences during her career, including, but not limited to that dealing with arbitration, constructional defects, rules of civil procedure, professional responsibility, personal injury cases from start to finish and uninsured/underinsured motorist issues. Judge Johnson is also actively involved in the community. She is a recently-elected President-Elect of the Nevada District Judges Association (NDJA). She is a past president of the Howard D. McKibben Chapter of the American Inns of Court, the Rotary Club of Green Valley and Nevada Rotary Foundation, and past Foundation Chair for Rotary District 5300 and served more than 15 years as Foundation Chair for the Rotary Club of Green Valley; she is now a Charter Member, Major Donor and Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club of Henderson After Hours.  Judge Johnson also currently holds or has held memberships/offices in various other organizations, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution, Junior League of Las Vegas (Active and Sustainers), National Association of Women Business Owners and Henderson Chamber of Commerce to name a few.  She has been married to District Court Judge Eric Johnson for over thirty-seven (37) years.  Judge Johnson was recently named a member of the Clark County Bar Association’s “40 Year Club.”

Source: official court website - retrieved Aug 22, 2026