Emogene Johnson-Smith at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- Massachusetts District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2001–present
Emogene Johnson-Smith
Judge · Massachusetts District Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Practitioner, 2000-2000
Judicial service
- Judge, 2000-2000
- Judge, Massachusetts District Court, 2001-present
- Johnson Smith was appointed to the bench in 2001 and retired in July 2017.
Education
- Spelman College · BA
Personal record
Born 1948
Courtroom rules and guidance
Recording And Photography
In Massachusetts courts, photography, recording, or electronic transmission in a courtroom or related judicial space requires prior authorization from the judge or magistrate supervising that place, subject to Rule 1:19's separate provisions for registered news media.
No person shall take any photographs, or make any recording or transmission by electronic means, in any courtroom, hearing room, office, chambers or lobby of a judge or magistrate without prior authorizationSupreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts ↗
Sources
Massachusetts District Court current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7518/emogene-johnson-smith/Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.mass.gov/supreme-judicial-court-rules/supreme-judicial-court-rule-119-electronic-access-to-the-courts