Background
Johnston, John S. was born in 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Johnston, John S. was born in 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri.
William Jewell College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1970). University of Missouri at Kansas City (Master of Arts, in Psychology, with honors, 1975. Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1980).
Worked at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in Tort Litigation, Railroad Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Missouri. Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Order of Bench and Robe.
Managing Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1979-1980.
Chairman, Civil Law and Procedure Committee, 1991, Chairman, Continuing Legal Education, 1992, Executive Board, 1993-1997, Treasurer, 1995, Secretary, 1996 and President Elect, 1997, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Master, Inns of Court, 1993.
Member, Order of Bench and Robe. Managing Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1979-1980. Chairman, Civil Law and Procedure Committee, 1991, Chairman, Continuing Legal Education, 1992, Executive Board, 1993-1997, Treasurer, 1995, Secretary, 1996 and President Elect, 1997, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.
Master, Inns of Court, 1993.