Lee Johnson (Oregon judge)
- Lee Johnson (Oregon judge)
Infobox Judge
name = Lee Johnson
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office = 9th Oregon Attorney General
termstart = May 20 1969
termend = January 3 1977
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predecessor = Robert Y. Thornton
successor = James A. Redden
office2 = Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals
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termstart2 = 1979
termend2 = 1980
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predecessor2 = William S. Fort
successor2 = J. R. Campbell
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party = Republican
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Lee Johnson is an Oregon attorney, Republican politician, and retired jurist. He served one term in the Oregon House of Representatives (1966 – 1968),[cite news ]
last=Landauer |first=Robert |title=Lee Johnson's career leaves many monuments
work=The Oregonian |pages=F3 |date=December 24, 1995] before being elected twice as the state's Attorney General (May 20, 1969 – Jan. 3, 1977),[cite web]
title=Oregon Department of Justice - Agency History |work=Oregon Blue Book (Online) |publisher=Oregon Secretary of State |date=1995 |url=http://bluebook.state.or.us/state/executive/justice_dept/justice_dept_history.htm |accessdate=2006-12-08] and a partial term as Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals(1977-78),[cite web |last=Kestenbaum |first=Lawrence |title=Index to Politicians: Johnson, K to N |work=Political Graveyard |publisher=Lawrence Kestenbaum |date=2006 |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson6.html ]
accessdate=2006-12-08] resigning to head Governor Vic Atiyeh's executive staff.Johnson's 1968 election as Oregon Attorney General was challenged in the courts by his opponent, incumbent Robert Y. Thornton, who accused Johnson of violating the state's Corrupt Practices Act. The election results were overturned by a Marion County court, but the Oregon Supreme Court reversed the decision. Johnson's inauguration was delayed nearly six months pending the decision, while Thornton remained in office.[cite web ]
title=In memoriam: Robert Y. Thornton |work=Oregon State Bar Bulletin (Online) |publisher=Oregon State Bar |date=January, 2001
url=http://www.osbar.org/publications/bulletin/04jan/obits.html |accessdate=2006-12-08] References
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