Kimla C. Johnson *87

Kimla Johnson, who practiced law for more than three decades, died Aug. 28, 2017, at the age of 56.

After graduating from Yale in 1982, she attended Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School. In 1987, she earned a master in public affairs degree in urban and regional planning. In 1986, she earned a law degree from the Columbia Law School.

After passing her bar exams, she became licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina, and Delaware. Johnson held positions as a federal law clerk, college professor, and congressional staffer.

She practiced law with the Mayfield Law Firm and Jim Waide & Associates. She was a member of the Association of Black Princeton Alumni.

Johnson is survived by two sons; a grandson; four sisters; and her former husband, Oliver W. Johnson III.

Graduate memorials are prepared by the APGA.