Francys Johnson Jr.

Attorney Profile

Born and raised on his grandparent's farm in Sylvania, Georgia, Francys Johnson learned the value of hard work, responsibility, and service to others. Francys Johnson has a strong record of advocacy aimed at expanding opportunity for all people. He is a practicing lawyer, public theologian, and noted educator.

Committed Servant-Leader
Francys Johnson has served in ordained ministry for more than 20 years. He is Senior Minister at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Pembroke and the Magnolia Baptist Church in Statesboro.

He has been making a positive difference for a long time through public service to several community-based organizations focused on helping people help themselves. Johnson recently stepped down as President of the Georgia NAACP, this state's oldest and largest civil rights organization, following more than two decades of service in a variety of capacities including Southeast Regional Director. As Southeast Regional Director, Johnson was the chief manager of the NAACP’s public policy agenda and administrative activities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. He was the 2018 Democratic Nominee for Southeast Georgia’s seat in the United States Congress.

Seasoned Professional
As a zealous trial lawyer; Francys Johnson practices criminal and civil law in the state and federal courts in Georgia from his office on Main Street in downtown Statesboro. He has secured justice on behalf of the wrongfully accused and seriously injured. He is a Member-at-Large of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia.

A graduate of Georgia Southern University and The University of Georgia School of Law, Johnson previously served on the Political Science and Criminal Justice faculties at Georgia Southern University and Savannah State University teaching courses on Criminal Law; Constitutional Law; Race and the law; and the Civil Rights Movement.

Today, he is a recognized thought-leader on voting rights having testified before Congress; lecturing across the country and writing on the other subjects including race, measuring equity, and understandings of power in public policy

Family Matters
Francys Johnson is married to Dr. Meca Renee Williams, an educational psychologist, and professor at Georgia Southern University. They have three sons, Thurgood Marshall Joshua, Langston Hughes Elijah, and the late Frederick Douglass Caleb. Francys' lives by the command of Micah 6:8 to love mercy, do justice and walk humbly.