25 YEARS OF TRIAL EXPERIENCE!

The State's Attorney's Office safeguards and protects the safety and rights of the citizens as well as the businessmen and women traveling through and/or visiting Prince George's County, Maryland. The Office is comprised of over 200 attorneys, investigators, administrative and legal support staff and generally reviews and assesses and eventually charges approximately 4,000 crimes annually. The Office needs and deserves an experienced attorney who has the ability and experience to hire and train new attorneys, interface with police officers of all levels and provide leadership and guidance to the trial attorneys in the office. I am the only candidate in the race who has worked in the State's Attorney Office and the only candidate with trial experience as a prosecutor, military officer and defense attorney. I ask for your vote.

Early voting is October 25 through November 1st and the regular voting date is November 6th.

Professionalism

Professionalism

Bruce Johnson's trial experience will bring a higher level of PROFESSIONALISM and PROFICIENCY to the State's Attorney office. Cases will be properly evaluated and screened before a person is charged.

Prevention

Prevention

Bruce will implement a youth apprentice program that will help REDUCE MASS INCARCERATION and youth unemployment. This program will link youth with small businesses in areas of their interests.

Personal Accountability

Personal Accountability

Bruce has the CRIMINAL TRIAL EXPERIENCE necessary to make sure offenders are held accountable and victims get justice.

Qualifications & Experience

Qualifications & Experience

  • Has owned and operated his law firm for over 18 years. Mr. Johnson's Firm provides legal services in the areas of criminal defense, business and real estate in the state and federal courts of MD, DC, VA.
  • Served as an Assistant State’s Attorney for nearly 5 years primarily serving in violent crimes division. Bruce has handled over 600 felony bench trials, 150 felony jury trials and over 1400 misdeameanor trials. At one juncture, he won 21 consecutive jury trials.
  • Personally handled over 6000 criminal cases in MD, DC and VA.
  • Served in the United States Army JAG Corps (1995-2000).
  • Served as an law enforcement instructor to county and municipal police departments.
  • Served as counselor to inner city youth and as a little league baseball coach.
  • Received his Juris Doctorate from University of Maryland School of Law (1992).
  • Received his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from John Hopkins University (2000).
  • Received his Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice from Shippensburg University (1989).

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    Running as Independent

    I chose to run as Independent to send the message that decisions to charge and/or prosecute will be based solely on an Independent analysis of the facts of each case and not a hidden political agenda.  As a defense attorney, I encounter questionable charging decisions everyday.  As State’s Attorney, I will bring transparency to the charging process. 

    Because I am running as an Independent and not affiliated with any party, there are only 2 ways I can be elected:

    1. Petition
    2. Write In 

    As a petition candidate, I was required to obtain 6150 signatures of registered voters who live in the County.  I submitted over 7200 to the Board of Elections. The BOE rejected over 500 of those signatures not because to people who signed were not registered voters but because of, among other things, missing middle initials.  Accordingly, the BOE Determined that I was 450 signatures short of the required 6150.

    I am determined to see the race to the finish line to honor the 7200 people who signed my petition and continue to educate the citizens of Prince George’s County on this very important race.  A trial attorney should run the State’s Attorney Office, not a politician.

    “Not only will I pursue justice, I will defend it.”

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