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Herschel Franks
Herschel P. Franks was a judge on the Tennessee Court of Appeals. He was appointed to the court by former Governor Ray Blanton in May 1978 and was retained the following August.[1] He was retained again in August 1982, 1990, 1998, and 2006, and his last term was set to expire in 2014. In 2004, Franks was elected presiding judge of the court. Franks retired from the Tennessee Court of Appeals on December 31, 2012.[2]
Education
Franks received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee-Martin and the University of Maryland. He then received his LL.B. from the University of Tennessee in 1957.[2][3]
Career
Franks began his legal career in 1959 working as an attorney in private practice. In 1970, he was appointed chancellor for the Third District Chancery Court. Franks held this position until 1978, when he was appointed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals.[2][3]
See also
External links
- Tennessee State Courts, "Judge Herschel P. Franks Announces Retirement," September 27, 2012
- Tennessee State Courts, "About the Tennessee Court of Appeals," accessed March 26, 2014
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map," accessed May 19, 2014
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee
State courts:
Tennessee Supreme Court • Tennessee Court of Appeals • Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals • Tennessee Circuit Court • Tennessee Chancery Courts • Tennessee Criminal Court • Tennessee Probate Court • Tennessee General Sessions Court • Tennessee Juvenile Court • Tennessee Municipal Court
State resources:
Courts in Tennessee • Tennessee judicial elections • Judicial selection in Tennessee
