William E. Johnson, born Pendleton County, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1957, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Sixth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Eastern Kentucky State College; legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (LL.B., 1957; converted to J.D., 1970); Kentucky State University (Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, 2004). Recipient: Alumni Hall of Fame Award, University of Kentucky College of Law/University of Kentucky Law Alumni Association, 2012; Chief Justice's Special Service Award, Kentucky Bar Association, 2014; Kentucky Distinguished Lawyer, 2016. Assistant County Attorney, Franklin County, Kentucky, 1965-1966. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®; Kentucky Super Lawyers®. Member: Franklin County Bar Association (President, 1980-1981); Kentucky Bar Association (House of Delegates, 1971-1980; Chairman, 1979; Board of Governors, 1981-1983; Vice-President, 2012; President-Elect, 2013; President, 2014-2015); American Bar Association (1957-); Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys (President, 1979); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Board of Governors, 1980-1983); Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1990). Fellow: American Board of Criminal Lawyers (1980); American College of Trial Lawyers (1986); International Academy of Trial Lawyers (1994). E−Mail: William E. Johnson