He is a civil rights attorney and the director of the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law. At the MacArthur Justice Center, Johnson supervises litigation and instructs students who participate in the MacArthur Justice Clinic. He also practiced law at private Mississippi law firms, including Butler Snow and at Pigott & Johnson. Cliff Johnson (center), with the MacArthur Justice Center, voices his opposition to Mississippi House Bill 1020, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, during a protest at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Editor’s note: Cliff Johnson has donated to the Mississippi Free Press in the past.