Benjamen J. Johnson

Judge Benjamen Johnson was appointed as a District Court Judge for the Northwest Judicial District, Judgeship No. 2, located in Williston, North Dakota, by Governor Doug Burgum in 2017.

Born in 1982, Judge Johnson is a native of Williston. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Mary in Bismarck in 2004, and received his Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 2008. He was admitted to the North Dakota Bar on September 15, 2008.

Prior to his judicial appointment, Judge Johnson served as the Public Defender for the Northwest Judicial District from 2012 to 2017. He also served as City Attorney for the cities of Tioga, Ross, Wildrose, Flaxton, Portal, and Bowbells, North Dakota. In addition, he was the State’s Attorney for Burke County and served as a prosecutor for the Three Affiliated Tribes.

Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Johnson maintained a private legal practice in Tioga, North Dakota.