Jim Johnson (New Jersey politician)
Jim Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Corporation Counsel of New York City | |
| In office November 4, 2019 – June 4, 2021 | |
| Mayor | Bill de Blasio |
| Preceded by | Georgia Pestana (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Georgia Pestana |
| United States Under Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement | |
| In office 1998–2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Raymond Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Jimmy Gurulé |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Edward Johnson December 29, 1960 Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
James Edward Johnson (born December 29, 1960) is an American politician, attorney, and community activist, who was formerly an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Under Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement, where he received the Hamilton Award, the Department of Treasury's highest award. He was a Democratic Party candidate in the 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial race.
Johnson also served as co-chair of the National Church Arson Task Force alongside former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, chaired the board at the Brennan Center for Justice, co-founded the non-profit group New Jersey Communities Forward and was appointed as the federal affordable housing monitor in Westchester County, New York.
He formerly served as Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, one of the largest public legal offices in the country, with approximately 1,000 lawyers and 680 support professionals.