Justice Phil Johnson is a true conservative, who believes judges must be impartial referees and strictly interpret the law, not seek to write it from the bench.– Governor Rick Perry
As a former Justice on the Texas Supreme Court, the state of our judiciary is important to me. That is why we need Justice Phil Johnson re-elected to the high court. Phil Johnson believes, as I do, that our courts need judges who are qualified, experienced and committed to the rule of law, not judges who legislate from the bench.– John Cornyn
United States Senator
Justice Phil Johnson was chief of the Seventh Court of Appeals in Amarillo when Gov. Rick Perry named him to the Supreme Court in 2005. Johnson, a Republican who’ll turn 64 in October, is seeking his first full high-court term.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced Tuesday his appointment of Chief Justice Phil Johnson of the Amarillo Court of Appeals to a vacancy on the Texas Supreme Court.
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