The Hon. Jon J. Johnson is a general magistrate for the 13th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida in Hillsborough County. He was appointed to the position by the Hon. Manuel Menendez, Jr., former Chief Judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit, in 2001.
Johnson has presided in the Unified Family Court, Domestic Relations/Family Division.
Prior to his appointment, Johnson served as an assistant attorney general with the Florida Office of the Attorney General. He is Board Certified in Appellate Practice by The Florida Bar (2002).
He received a B.S. in chemistry from Syracuse University. Johnson then completed a J.D. at Stetson University College of Law in 1992.
Johnson is a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the Hillsborough Bar Family Law Section, and The Florida Bar Family Law Section. He also served as a member of the Florida Supreme Court Steering Committee for Families and Children in the Courts from 2004 to 2018.