Jennifer Johnson, Our Dixie County Judge

Jennifer Johnson has been our Dixie County Judge for the past 11 years. She has upheld the law on the bench. Jennifer has served Dixie County with integrity, honesty and common sense. Dixie County needs Jennifer Johnson on the bench!

Jennifer Johnson grew up in Cross City, graduating from Dixie County High School. She was a cheerleader, played on the softball team, and played the baritone in the marching band. She understands and loves Dixie County.

Jennifer did not always want to be a Judge. Her undergrad degree is from UF in Environmental Science. Her projects at the UF soil lab included studies of the reproductive and survival rates of baby mullet in tidal estuaries in Mosquito Lagoon. Before going back to law school, she worked for Anderson Columbia Environmental, Inc. on various environmental cleanup projects during the time the State of Florida was requiring the removal of underground petroleum storage tanks.

She married a commercial fisherman from Steinhatchee in 1995. Together they owned and operated a 10-acre gulf front campground and marina. She decided to go back to Law School in 1997, while running the business and commuting to law school she often joked that she was the most educated shrimp dipper in the state.

Jennifer Johnson grew up in Cross City, graduating from Dixie County High School. She was a cheerleader, played on the softball team, and played the baritone in the marching band. She understands and loves Dixie County.

Jennifer did not always want to be a Judge. Her undergrad degree is from UF is in Environmental Science. Her projects at the UF soil lab included studies of the reproductive and survival rates of baby mullet in tidal estuaries in Mosquito Lagoon. Before going back to law school, she worked for Anderson Columbia Environmental, Inc. on various environmental cleanup projects during the time the State of Florida was requiring the removal Underground petroleum storage tanks.

She married a commercial fisherman from Steinhatchee in 1995. Together they owned and operated 10 acre a gulf front campground and marina. She decided to go back to Law School in 1997. While running the business and commuting to law school she often joked that she was the most educated shrimp dipper in the state.

During law school, Jennifer worked with fishermen to assist in determining how to best preserve their industry under the newly created regulations. She also worked at the UF Family law pro se clinic assisting parents who could not afford lawyers, prepare for upcoming court hearings in Alachua County.

After law school she opened her own practice and served the people of Dixie Count as the County Attorney and School Board Attorney. While County Attorney she worked with the county to defend Dixie County Values against the ACLU's federal lawsuit to remove the 10 commandments monument from our courthouse entrance.

We first elected her to the bench in Dixie County in 2014. Since then, she has served our community with honor, integrity and common sense as our Dixie County Judge. Judge Jennifer Johnson has upheld the law in Dixie County faithfully, and she deserves our vote again in 2026.

Jennifer’s husband is Ronald “Tank” Johnson who works for VanAernam Timber as a welder, mechanic and general Mr. Fix-it. Jennifer has 3 adult children, and one still enrolled at Dixie County High School. Her daughter Emily works in agriculture for Sanchez Farms, has several horses and loves to barrel race. Her son Brian is a welder and travels all over the USA. One of his coolest jobs was working on NASA contracts at Cape Canaveral. Her daughter Anna is a pre-med student in college and plays college volleyball. Her youngest Sam is involved in everything sports and loves to play video games. His favorite sport is soccer and Judge Johnson has sponsored a team for the Dixie Youth Soccer league every year since its inception in the early 2000’s.

Judge Johnson is currently a member of First Baptist Church of Cross City and is the church pianist there on Sunday mornings. She frequently visits many other churches throughout the county and enjoys helping them out when they need a fill in pianist on Sunday and Wednesday nights or for revivals. She has taught various Sunday School classes for elementary age children, has been the youth group leader and taught the senior ladies Sunday school class.

Jennifer Johnson has a true love of the outdoors including fishing in the Gulf of America, boating on the Suwannee River, camping in Horseshoe Beach and in the Great Smokey Mountains each year as well as traveling to State and National Parks throughout the US.

Jennifer’s husband is Ronald “Tank” Johnson who works for VanAernam Timber as a welder, mechanic and general Mr. Fix-it. Jennifer has 3 adult children, and one still enrolled at Dixie County High School. Her daughter Emily works in agriculture for Sanchez Farms, has several horses and loves to barrel race. Her son Brian is a welder and travels all over the USA. One of his coolest jobs was working on NASA contracts at Cape Canaveral. Her daughter Anna is a pre-med student in college and plays college volleyball. Her youngest Sam is involved in everything sports and loves to play video games. His favorite sport is soccer and Judge Johnson has sponsored a team for the Dixie Youth Soccer league every year since its inception in the early 2000’s.

Judge Johnson is currently a member of First Baptist Church of Cross City, Florida and is the church pianist there on Sunday mornings. She frequently visits many other churches throughout the county and enjoys helping them out when they need a fill in pianist on Sunday and Wednesday nights or for revivals. She has taught various Sunday School classes for elementary age children, has been the youth group leader and taught the senior ladies Sunday School class.

Jennifer Johnson has a true love of the outdoors including fishing in the Gulf of America, boating on the Suwannee River, camping in Horseshoe Beach and in the Great Smokey Mountains each year as well as traveling to State and National Parks throughout the US.