Judge Johnson has been endorsed by the Chicago Tribune saying:
"Judge Marilyn F. Johnson serves in Juvenile Court and "has distinguished herself in handling a difficult call," says the Chicago Bar Association. She was the first woman and first African-American to head a division in the city's law department. She is strongly endorsed over attorney Joseph Robert Papavero, who dodged the major bar groups and the Tribune.
- January 24, 2008

Judge Johnson has been highly rated by all major Illinois Bar Associations including the:

• Chicago Bar Association “Qualified”
  
• Women’s Bar Association of Illinois – “Highly Recommended”
• The Decalogue Society of Lawyers – “Recommended”
• Hispanic Lawyers Association – “Highly Recommended”
• Puerto Rican Bar Association – “Highly Recommended”
• Northwest Suburban Bar Association - “Highly Recommended”
• Illinois State Bar Association – “Recommended”
• Cook County Bar Association - “Recommended”
• Asian American Bar Association – “Recommended”
• Chicago Council of Lawyers – “Qualified”
• Lesbian and Gay Bar Association – “Recommended”

After just a year, she's 'like a veteran'
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
By Stephanie Potter, Law Bulletin Staff Writer
April 4, 2007

Distinguished Alumni
Illinois Jurist, a semiannual publication of the University of Illinois College of Law
Fall 2006