Native Nashvillian. HBCU Made. Warrior Against Injustice. Champion for Equality. PUBLIC DEFENDER!đź’•đź’š
Nashville, TN
Joined October 2017
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Remembering when @DavidBriley greeted Jay-Z during the 2018 On The Run tour has me seriously considering a run for Nashville Mayor. #RENAISSANCEWorldTour
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Black police chief, critical mass of Black officers, body cams, deescalation training, DOJ investigation, federal consent decree, federal court monitoring. These “reforms” didn’t work. It’s time to rethink the role of police in society. #TyreNichols
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Memphis, TN spends 38% of its city budget on policing.
38% of the city’s funding being spent on policing produced 5 cops who so brutally killed a man on video they’ve been fired even before its release. No amount of training & funding will fix a violent system. #TyreNichols
Seeing too many statements about the murder of #TyreNichols from people who ignore abuse of force complaints in their own police force & actively inflict trauma to the Black community by over policing
You deny the racist roots of policing and consistently respond to the community outrage around policing by giving more money and more power to police departments and creating more laws to mass incarcerate Black and poor people in this country.
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Nice work by @nash_defenders winning on appeal. CCA reversed on Rule 36.1, finding that lifetime community supervision wasn't legal for the pled sex offense (even tho it was a plea agreement). ADA acknowledged it wasn't statutorily allowed, but thought a plea would cure it. Nope.
As a Black woman and a public defender, I couldn’t be prouder to witness this moment. For all the public defenders who have experienced having the important work we do minimized, I couldn’t be prouder to witness this moment! Can’t wait to say Justice KETANJI Brown Jackson!!! #BHM
I’m proud to announce that I am nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court. Currently serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, she is one of our nation’s brightest legal minds and will be an exceptional Justice.
WhiteHouse.gov/KBJ
ALT A graphic with the text: President Joe Biden nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the 116th associate justice of the supreme court.
Martesha L. Johnson, Chief Defender retweeted
Martesha Johnson is the first black Chief Public Defender in Davidson Co. She began with an internship with the Nashville PD’s office in 2007, and has dedicated her entire career to public defense work. She graduated with highest honors from TSU and received her JD from UT Law.
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We don’t usually see a coalition like this emerge on issues of the day.
When this many voices come together to express concerns about an approach to safety, it’s important to work harder on what “community safety” means so that more can share in it.
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Spoken in opposition of LPRs at 2 public safety meetings, a citywide community discussion, individual discussions with councilmembers, and a letter sent to the council body in April 2021. This morning I sent another letter urging opposition.
Thank you for the feature @nashvillebiz #womenofinfluence21
What does Women of Influence winner Martesha Johnson want you to know about her clients?
"I really want to live in a society that isn’t quick to condemn, sees the humanity in all people and believes people are worthy of mercy and redemption." bizjournals.com/nashville/ne…
Late post, still #proud. #bestofthebar21
“Our clients -particularly those who are Black- face harsher sentences, more time incarcerated, perpetual separation from their families, and the inability to re-enter a community that has cast them aside and put barriers in place that continue to dehumanize them.”
Wish that I was on Ol’ #rockytop celebrating being a member of the inaugural UT 40 under 40 class! 🍊
This is an amazing group of young professionals doing BIG things! Happy to be in the number! #VFL #GoVols #40under40
Thank you for the recognition @nba_yld!! – at Nashville, TN
On the twenty-eighth day of Women's History Month, the NBA YLD celebrates Martesha Johnson. (@MJ4PD). #NBAYLDHERstory
Martesha L. Johnson, Chief Defender retweeted
Happening throughout the day! I hope you all will join us to hear from some of amazing Black women alums for #BlackHistoryMonth
@atticascott4ky
@TIDEVINE
@tjoneslaw
@MJ4PD
@lateefahsimon
@Love4Gwinnett
STARTING SOON: Tune in at 11 a.m. ET for our all-day #BlackHistoryMonth celebration honoring Black women leaders serving in office:
@atticascott4ky
@TIDEVINE
@tjoneslaw
@MJ4PD
@lateefahsimon
@Love4Gwinnett
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So many awesome, trailblazing women that I admire have been recognized as a “Woman of Influence” in Nashville. It is indeed an honor to have been selected this year. #womenofinfluence2021 – at Nashville, TN
From holding leadership roles at top companies to starting their own successful businesses to having a positive impact on the community, these are the female leaders making a difference in Music City.​ bizjournals.com/nashville/ne…
Martesha L. Johnson, Chief Defender retweeted
TUNE IN: On Feb. 18, we're hosting an all-day Celebration of Black Women Leaders! Hear from trailblazing Emerge alums serving across the country:
@atticascott4ky
@TIDEVINE
@tjoneslaw
@MJ4PD
@lateefahsimon
@Love4Gwinnett
#BlackHistoryMonth #EmergeNow
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TODAY @ 4: Ep. 11 of Nashville Reads "How to be an Antiracist" launches @ JustConversations.org/episod….
Ch. 11 - Black - discussed from a perspective of justice. Host -Bettie Kirkland (@ProjectReturnTN) w/ Martesha Johnson (@MJ4PD), Larry Craig, Graham Reside, & Don Mabon. @DrIbram
