Important Information:

Case Management Scheduling Orders (CMSO):
Parties are encouraged to coordinate and agree upon discovery deadlines by completing the Case Management Scheduling Order (Long Form).

• If parties are unable to agree on deadlines, they may file a Motion for Status Conference. Parties are encouraged to include their date and time preferences in the body of the motion to assist the Court in scheduling. Please note all conferences are held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

• Pretrial Conferences and Trial Dates:

  • Trial dates will be assigned only at a pretrial conference.

  • A pretrial conference will be scheduled once a Joint Pretrial Order has been filed.

  • No trial dates will be provided without a proper request for a pretrial conference.

  • Please review the Louisiana District Court Rules for the 19th JDC for additional guidance.

• Remote Attendance:
  Microsoft Teams is available for conferences only. Remote attendance for hearings is no longer permitted.

  • To join a Teams conference, visit 19thjdc.org and select Judge Ronald R. Johnson’s conference room, or use the meeting link provided below.

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The Honorable Ronald R. Johnson is a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He graduated from Baton Rouge High School in 1972 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Southern University in 1977. In 1984, he received his Juris Doctor from the Southern University Law Center, graduating cum laude.

Judge Johnson has devoted more than 36 years to the practice of law. In private practice, he handled hundreds of criminal and civil cases, and he also served the State of Louisiana as an Assistant Attorney General. On December 16, 2019, he was elected to the 19th Judicial District Court. He currently presides over Civil, Criminal, and Veterans Treatment Court dockets. In February 2024, Judge Johnson established the Veterans Treatment Court at the 19th Judicial District Court, demonstrating his ongoing commitment to innovative approaches that serve both justice and community needs.

Public service has long been a central part of Judge Johnson’s career. He served on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board from 1989 to 1995 and as a representative on the East Baton Rouge Recreation and Parks Commission from 1989 to 1992. He also continues his ministry as Assistant Pastor at The Greater Sixty Aid Baptist Church.

Judge Johnson is part of a proud judicial family, serving alongside his twin brother, Chief Judge Donald R. Johnson, and his daughter, Judge Eboni Johnson-Rose.

He is married to Andrea F. Johnson, and together they are blessed with five children and four grandchildren.