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Hoosier Enquirer Leads Reports Truth of Judicial Corruption in Indiana - HE Calls for Resignation of Hamilton County Magistrate Aaron “AJ” Johnson
- Gregg Smith
- 20 hours ago
- 4 min read
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Call for Resignation and Ballot Removal
Hoosier Enquirer now calls for the resignation of Hamilton County Magistrate Judge Aaron “AJ” Johnson, a current Republican candidate for Hamilton County Superior Court 4 in the upcoming May 2026 primary. Accordingly, HE urges the Hamilton County GOP to oppose Johnson’s candidacy and seek his removal from the ballot.
Worse than merely not likely being a Republican—or even being perceived as a DEI appointment—Johnson is a fraud.
Public Reaction and the Diversity Debate
When notice of Johnson being honored at a robing ceremony appeared on Instagram, one follower commented:
“Nice to see some diversity in Hamilton County!” twenty20eight
Fine—but not at the expense of putting an unfit individual on the bench to solve an obvious problem at the SCOIN Attorney Disciplanary Commission who couldn't be fired.
Record of Questionable Conduct
While working for the Indiana Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Commission, and earlier at the Indianapolis Housing Authority, Johnson was involved in numerous disappointing and embarrassing legal cases. His appointment to the bench appears to have been a convenient disposition for those who knew he was beyond incompetent.
Facts matter—and Hoosier Enquirer reports the facts, especially those ignored or suppressed elsewhere.
The Dirk Carnahan Case and Verified Complaint Failures
Johnson prosecuted Indiana attorney Dirk Carnahan in In the Matter of: J. Dirk Carnahan, Respondent, under what the Indiana Supreme Court referred to as an “amended complaint.”
However, attorney discipline cases require by statute a Verified Complaint. If such a complaint is made under oath—as required—and fails, the unavoidable legal conclusion is that Johnson’s and the Commission’s sworn filings and averments constituted perjury.
That is the law—or at least, it is supposed to be.
False statements under oath are felonies as well as unethical, requiring attorney discipline against Johnson of the kind Johnson sought. Yet this rule appears not to apply when one works for the Indiana Supreme Court, where falsehoods are often treated as fact under the leadership of Chief Justice Loretta Rush.
Supreme Court Case No. 19S-DI-310
In Supreme Court Case No. 19S-DI-310, all justices concurred that:
“In its amended disciplinary complaint, the Commission alleged that Respondent violated Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 22 (Oath of Attorneys) by failing to abstain from offensive personality.
The Court incorporates by reference the hearing officer’s findings of fact. The hearing officer concluded the Commission failed to meet its burden of proving the charged violation. After reviewing the evidence and considering the parties’ arguments, the Court concludes that the hearing officer’s findings of fact and conclusions of law are supported by the evidence, which we decline to reweigh.
The Court therefore finds that the allegation of misconduct was not proven and enters judgment for Respondent.”
This was one of many flawed and wasteful cases HE found pursued by DEI ethics prosecutor Aaron Johnson, before being move up.
Promotion Instead of Accountability
Was Johnson fired? Charged with perjury? Held accountable for lawfare-style attacks? No.
If you think about could the fire him without being sued? Their poster boy? No. So, they hold a robing ceremony. How convenient?
Yes, instead, he was promoted out of his position under the radar, no discrimination law suit, passed onward and upward to the Hamilton County courthouse.
Now, despite being from 100 percent Democrat Gary, Indiana, he claims Republican affiliation.
While HE could pull his voting record for a future article of he refused to step down, it may not even be necessary.
Gary schools were famously placed on academic probation and subjected to court-ordered takeover after students were routinely advanced despite a lack of minimal competency. That context matters, because the practice was—and remains—real, even when the media fails to report it.
Diversity is good. Promoting incompetence is not—especially in the Indiana justice system.
Abuse of Amended Verified Complaints
Why does a prosecutor refile a Verified Complaint as an Amended VC?
Often, it is done to add charges after a defendant refuses to plead guilty—a form of retaliatory prosecutorial misconduct. Alternatively, it signals that the original Verified Complaint was flawed, self-impeaching, or the result of prosecutorial error.
Either way, Amended Verified Complaints should not be permitted in attorney disciplinary cases—or, at minimum, should receive heightened scrutiny from hearing officers and the Supreme Court going forward.
A full audit of cases involving Johnson and the use of AVCs should be conducted by:
the Disciplinary Commission
the Indiana Supreme Court
the Indiana General Assembly (with oversight)
state police
or the FBI
Numerous official perjury offenses have been routinely overlooked in Indiana by the state’s highest court.
Conclusion
Aaron Johnson—an IU undergraduate and IU Law School graduate—must step down immediately and withdraw from his candidacy for Superior Court 4.
Truth matters. He as an unethical ethics prosecutor violated his oaths with impunity only get advanced despite acts of complete incompetence which as also unethical perse.
Hamilton County citizens do not need to inherit the next chapter of his less-than-impressive legal career, no matter how ceremoniously it is celebrated at a robing event.