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Legal Advocacy with Experience
Criminal Defense Isn't Just My Practice. It's My Purpose.
When you're accused of a crime, it can feel like the entire system is working against you.
You may be worried about your freedom, your family, your career, your reputation, and what the future holds.
You deserve someone in your corner
I'm Johnna L. Walker, founder of Justice 4 New Mexico, and I represent individuals facing criminal charges and investigations throughout New Mexico.
My job is not simply to stand beside you in a courtroom. My job is to listen to your story, understand the circumstances surrounding your case, examine the evidence, protect your rights, and help you understand the choices in front of you.
Everyone deserves a defense. Let me fight for yours.
Experience
Criminal Defense Isn't Just My Practice. It's My Purpose.
Education
- 2015 University of New Mexico School of Law, Juris Doctorate, Honors
- 2010 University of New Mexico, Bachelor of Arts, cum laude
Bar Admission
- State Bar of New Mexico
Experience
- 2014 - 2020 - Senior Trial Attorney, Second Judicial District Attorney's Office, Albuquerque New Mexico
- 2020-2021 - Deputy General Counsel, New Mexico Department of Corrections
- 2021-2023 - Senior Trial Attorney, Thirteenth Judicial District Attorney's Office, Bernalillo, New Mexico
- 2023-2025 - Deputy Director of Special Prosecutions, New Mexico Attorney General's Office
- 2025-Present - Founding Attorney, Justice 4 NM, LLC.
Johnna Walker is a seasoned trial attorney with more than a decade of experience litigating complex criminal cases at the state level. She has tried over 75 cases to verdict, including nationally televised and locally televised trials, and has handled matters ranging from homicide and officer-involved shootings to crimes against children, serious felonies, and DUI cases.
Throughout her career, Johnna has developed substantial experience working with, preparing, and examining expert witnesses, including experts in DNA analysis, latent fingerprint identification, crime scene reconstruction, firearm and toolmark examination, and computer forensics. Her ability to effectively challenge, explain, and contextualize technical evidence before judges and juries is a defining component of her trial practice.
In 2025, after years of public service, Johnna transitioned to private practice, where she now provides criminal defense litigation statewide. Drawing on her background as a former prosecutor, senior trial attorney, and Deputy Director with the Attorney General’s Office, she offers clients strategic, informed, and relentless advocacy, grounded in firsthand knowledge of how cases are investigated, charged, and tried.
“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”
- John F. Kennedy