Robert Thomas Johnson (born 1948) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a justice of the New York State Supreme Court in the county of the Bronx.

[3] He went to James Monroe High School,[3] then enlisted in the United States Navy in 1968, and went on to graduate from the City College of New York with a bachelor's degree in philosophy.

[7] At the end of his tenure, Bronx prosecutors were winning jury trials less than half the time, a rate significantly lower than any other borough in New York City,[7] and had a high percentage of dismissed cases and a persistent crippling backlog that affected both defendants and crime victims.

[8] Notable cases On March 14, 1996, New York City police officer Kevin Gillespie was shot to death in the Bronx, and three men were immediately arrested in his killing.

[29] Several weeks later, Vacco announced that he intended to pursue the death penalty,[30] and the following day New York State Supreme Court Justice Howard Silver upheld Pataki's decision to remove Johnson from the case as within his authority.

[7] Nevertheless, Johnson ran for re-election in 2015 for another term as Bronx County district attorney, and faced no opposition in the primary elections on September 10, which he won be default.

Under New York State Law, since the primary election had already taken place, the county parties named Johnson's replacements on the ballot, bypassing the voters.

Johnson is married to Acting Presiding Justice Dianne T. Renwick of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.