5th District Court of Appeal (Fresno)
Career Highlights: Appointed justice of the 5th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dec. 10, 2010; judge, Fresno County Superior Court, 2005-10; partner, Sagaser, Franson & Jones, 1997-2005; partner, Sagaser, Hansen & Franson, 1994-97; partner, associate, Jory, Peterson & Sagaser, 1991-94; in-house counsel, Dunavant Enterprises, Inc., and executive vice president, Producers Inc. Cotton 1988-91; associate, Miles, Sears & Eanni, 1983-87; attorney, Quinlisk & Franson Law Office, 1981-82; deputy district attorney, Fresno County, 1978-80.
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1978
Career Highlights: Appointed justice of the 5th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dec. 10, 2010; judge, Fresno County Superior Court, 2005-10; partner, Sagaser, Franson & Jones, 1997-2005; partner, Sagaser, Hansen & Franson, 1994-97; partner, associate, Jory, Peterson & Sagaser, 1991-94; in-house counsel, Dunavant Enterprises, Inc., and executive vice president, Producers Inc. Cotton 1988-91; associate, Miles, Sears & Eanni, 1983-87; attorney, Quinlisk & Franson Law Office, 1981-82; deputy district attorney, Fresno County, 1978-80.
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1978
By Logan Noblin
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
FRESNO - The reputation of Justice Donald Franson Jr.'s father looms large over the 5th District Court of Appeal. The late Justice Donald Franson Sr., former presiding judge of the court, remains a legendary figure among the Fresno legal community.
When Franson Jr. became a justice of the same court, he was sworn in before a copper bust of his father that is ... (continued)
