Rural hospital management company Java Medical Group has named a chief legal officer.

According to a news release, Craig Johnson will oversee risk compliance, contract management, liability and risk for the Nashville-based company as legal counsel.

The release does not note whom Johnson replaces.

Johnson comes to Java with more than 30 years of judicial and legal experience. He previously served as circuit judge of the 14th Judicial District in Tennessee until his retirement in 2021. He continues to hear cases as an ad hoc judge and serves as attorney for the City of Manchester, Tenn.

Johnson has a bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University and a law degree from the University of Tennessee. He also served in the U.S. Army for over 37 years and is certified in health care

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