Upon being admitted to the Bar, Judge Johnson Rose took a position as an Associate Attorney with the law firm McGlinchey Stafford. As an Associate Attorney, Eboni handled complex civil litigation matters with an emphasis on construction litigation, government contracting disputes, consumer financial services litigation, toxic tort litigation and constitutional litigation. While at McGlinchey Stafford, Eboni defended the State of Louisiana in various constitutional issues pertaining to state sovereignty, financing of education, the State’s educational accountability system and prison conditions at adult and juvenile facilities.
In 2008, Judge Johnson Rose returned to her Alma Mata, Southern University Law Center to teach Advanced Legal Writing I. Eboni has always had a passion for helping the youth. Over the years, Eboni tutored fourth grade students at Harding Elementary, assisted many high school seniors in registering for college, and participated in Career Day at various schools in the Baton Rouge area. Judge Johnson Rose served on the Board of Directors for Volunteers in Public Schools and Motivating Excellence Academy of Student Success.
Since 2011, Eboni has been a dedicated public servant. She first joined the State of Louisiana as an attorney with the Department of Children and Family Services “DCFS”. During her time at DCFS, Eboni represented the Department in child-care facility licensing actions. She traveled the State obtaining injunctions against unlicensed daycare owners. Her mission was to ensure children attending child-care facilities were in a safe and protected environment. While at DCFS, Eboni litigated 2 federal voting rights cases. The matter of Ferrand v. Schedler in the Eastern District of Louisiana and United States of America v. State of Louisiana in the Middle District of Louisiana. These cases involved complex voting rights issues, including compliance of the National Voter Registration Act. In 2014, Judge Johnson Rose transferred to the Department of Education where she continued her work in regulation and enforcement of unlicensed child-care facilities.
Thereafter, Judge Johnson Rose joined the Division of Administration in the Office of the General Counsel. At the Division, Eboni was the lead attorney for the Office of Facility Planning and Control. She specialized in construction litigation dealing with disputes with architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, and project owners. Judge Johnson Rose also assisted the Office of Facility Planning and Control in disputes with the Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency.
Prior to becoming Judge with the 19th JDC, Eboni was the Innovative Procurement Attorney for the Department of Transportation and Development “DOTD”. As counsel of the Innovative Procurement Unit, Eboni’s focus was on procurement and contracting for alternative delivery methods for major highway and transit projects – including design-build, construction manager at-risk, and public-private partnership projects. Judge Johnson Rose, along with the Innovative Procurement Unit at DOTD, secured the State’s first Public-Private Partnership Project for highway infrastructure. The project is the Belle Chasse Bridge and Tunnel Replacement Project in Plaquemines Parish.
Judge Johnson Rose graduated from Southern University and A&M College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center in 2005, graduating number 5 in her class, Magna Cum Laude. Judge Johnson Rose is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the National Bar Association, the American Judges Association, the Louisiana Judicial Council/NBA, the Louisiana District Judges Association, the New Orleans Federal Bar Association, the Baton Rouge Bar Association, and the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society. She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. She has served on various committees and played an integral role in the establishment of the NBA Corporate Leadership Forum under NBA Past President John E. Page. Judge Johnson Rose has received numerous awards and accommodations for her work, most notably, the NBA – Legacy Presidential Award in 2013 and the Ronda F. Williams Emerging Leader Award in 2015.
Judge Johnson Rose is married to Jonathan C. Rose, Sr., owner of Desselle Funeral Home and is a proud parent to Tony, twin girls, Kourtney and Kaylee, and Jay.