Statesboro’s attorney Francys Johnson was reappointed to serve a three-year term as a Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism member. Johnson was originally appointed in 2020 for a three year term.
Johnson is a bi-vocational civil rights lawyer and pastor serving Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church of Statesboro and Mount Moriah Baptist Church of Pembroke.
The Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, the first body of its kind in the nation, was created in 1989 by the Georgia Supreme Court with the primary charge of enhancing professionalism among Georgia’s lawyers. Chaired by Chief Justice Harold Melton and composed of representatives of the bar, judiciary, law schools, and the public, the Commission provides ongoing attention and assistance to the task of assuring that the practice of law remains a high calling, enlisted in the service of the client and the public good.
“It has been an honor to serve with Chief Justice Harold Melton, David Nahmias, and now Michael Boggs. The Commission works hard to strengthen the professionalism of lawyers. I will continue to use my time striving to ensure lawyers better serve all people,” said Francys Johnson, reacting to the reappointment.
Johnson is a partner of Davis Bozeman Johnson Law and practices criminal and civil law in Georgia's state and federal courts from his office on Main Street in downtown Statesboro.
A graduate of Georgia Southern University and The University of Georgia School of Law, Johnson is Chairman of the New Georgia Project, a transformational civic engagement organization founded by Stacey Abrams responsible for defeating voter suppression and advancing progressive values in public policy.
Previously, Johnson was President of the Georgia NAACP, this state’s oldest and largest civil rights organization.
He is a recognized thought leader on voting rights, having testified before Congress, lectured nationwide, and written on other subjects, including race, measuring equity, and understanding power in public policy.
He is a Member-at-Large of the Board of Governors for the State Bar, representing lawyers across the state.
