Background
Franco, Junior, John Jay was born on January 12, 1938 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States.
Franco, Junior, John Jay was born on January 12, 1938 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States.
University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Arts, 1959. Juris Doctor, 1960); George Washington University (L.L.M., in Labor Law, 1971). Phi Delta Phi.
Worked at Jenkens & Gilchrist Groce, Locke & Hebdon, A Professional, Corporation (San Antonio, Texas) specializing in Labor and Employment Law, Civil Rights Law, Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Mississippi. 1967, United States. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi.
1980, Texas and United States. Supreme Court; 1981, United States.
District Court, Western District of Texas, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and United States. Court of Military Appeals. 1987, United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas.
1989, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Texas. Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Will Federal Arbitration Survive the Decade of the "80s?" The Federal Service Labor Relations Review, 1981. "Handling A Grievance Arbitration," Texas Practice Guide, 1983.
Author and Speaker: "Effects of Labor and Employment Law on Military Dependents," Military Law Section Seminar, State Bar of Texas, 1988, 1990 and 1994.
"Testing of Employees in the Workplace" and "Terminating the Employment Relationship in Texas," Employment and Labor Law in Texas Seminar, Lorman Business Center, Incorporated., 1989, 1991 and 1994. "Wrongful Discharge and Employment-Related Torts," Labor and Employment Law Seminar, San Antonio Personnel and Management Association, 1989.
"Performance Appraisals, Documentation and Termination: How to Get it Done," Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Texas Association of Business, 1989. "Use of Medical Records and Information in the Employment Context," Seminar on Confidentiality of Medical Records, Lorman Business Center, Incorporated., 1990.
"The New Texas Worker"s Compensation Acting: New Hope and Old Problems for the Employer," Personnel Law Update 1990 Seminar, Council on Education in Management, 1990.
"Law Firm Employee Evaluations, Corrective Action and Discipline," The Lawyer as Employer Seminar, State Bar of Texas, 1990. "Conflict Resolution in Law Firms: Handling Intra-Partner and Other Disputes," The Law Office of the 90"s -- Tools to Build an Efficient and Productive Practice Seminar, State Bar of Texas, 1991. "Whistle-blowers, Insubordination, and Employee Rights of Free Speech," Personnel Law Update 1991, Council on Education in Management, 1991.
"Occupational Safety and Health Administration Compliance in Texas," Seminar National Business Institute, 1992 and 1993.
"Overview of the Civil Rights Acting of 1991," Seminar on the Impact of the Civil Rights Acting of 1991 in Texas, 1992, National Business Institute. "Development & Trends in Employment Law," Health Law Update, 1992, Lorman Business Center.
"Avoiding the Discovery Trap: How to Keep Your Company"s Sensitive Information Out of Court," Personnel Law Update, 1993, Council on Education in Management. "Affirmative Action Update," Sponsored by Council on Education in Management, 1993.
"Occupational Safety and Health Administration and its Impact on Texas Employers" and "Occupational Safety and Health Administration Administrative and Enforcement Procedures," Sponsored by Council on Education in Management, 1994.
"The Clinton Health Security Plan and its Impact on Employers," Council on Education in Management, 1994. "Wrongful Discharge Update" and The Civil Rights Acting of 1991," Seminar on Labor Issues on the 90"s, 1993, National Business Institute. "Common and Costly Fair Labor Standards Acting Errors Today," Personnel Law Update, 1993, Council on Education in Management.
Lecturer, Labor Law, Air Force Judge Advocate General"s School, 1978-1981.
Adjunct Professor: Labor Relations, Golden Gate University, 1971-1975. Business Law, East Carolina University, 1968-1970.
Business Law and Constitutional Law, University of Maryland, European Division, 1964-1966. Member, Admissions Committee, United States District Court, Western District of Texas, 1983-1986.
Member, Constitutional Bicentennial Committee, United States District Court, Western District of Texas, 1985-1987.
Member, Advisory Committee Foreign the Nonappropriated Fund of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, 1986-1988. Member: San Antonio (Member, Committee on United States. District Courts, 1982-1984.
Member, Fee Disputes Committee, 1986), Federal (Member, Committee on Public Sector Labor Relations, 1978-1981.
Treasurer, 1981-1982, Vice President 1982-1983 and President, 1984-1985, San Antonio Chapter) and American (Member, Section of Labor and Employment Law and State Labor Law Development Committee) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Member, Section of Labor Law.
Member of Council, 1982-1983, Chairman-Elect, 1983-1984 and Chairman, 1984-1985, Military Law Section. Member, Committee on Alternate Methods of Dispute Resolution, 1982-1984).
Mississippi State Bar.
Military: Colonel, Judge Advocate General Department, United States Air Force, 1960-1981, Retired. Chief Labor Counsel, United States. Air Force, 1978-1981 (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Member, Admissions Committee, United States District Court, Western District of Texas, 1983-1986. Member, Constitutional Bicentennial Committee, United States District Court, Western District of Texas, 1985-1987. Member, Advisory Committee Foreign the Nonappropriated Fund of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, 1986-1988.
Member: San Antonio (Member, Committee on United States.
District Courts, 1982-1984. Member, Fee Disputes Committee, 1986), Federal (Member, Committee on Public Sector Labor Relations, 1978-1981.
Treasurer, 1981-1982, Vice President 1982-1983 and President, 1984-1985, San Antonio Chapter) and American (Member, Section of Labor and Employment Law and State Labor Law Development Committee) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Member, Section of Labor Law.
Member of Council, 1982-1983, Chairman-Elect, 1983-1984 and Chairman, 1984-1985, Military Law Section.
Member, Committee on Alternate Methods of Dispute Resolution, 1982-1984). Mississippi State Bar. Military: Colonel, Judge Advocate General Department, United States Air Force, 1960-1981, Retired.
Chief Labor Counsel, United States.
Air Force, 1978-1981 (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).