1930
Mr. Franks is born in Savannah, Tennessee to Herschel R. and Pickens Vada Franks.
1949
Mr. Franks serves with the United States Air Force.
1957
Mr. Franks receives a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Tennessee Law School.
1958
Mr. Franks becomes a claims attorney for U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. in Knoxville, Tennessee.
1959
Mr. Franks is admitted to practice law in the state of Tennessee.
1959
Mr. Franks becomes a partner at Harris, Moon, Meacham & Franks in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
1968
Mr. Franks is admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court.
1968
Mr. Franks receives a Merit Award from the Tennessee Bar Association.
1968
Mr. Franks serves as president of the Chattanooga Bar Association.
1970
Mr. Franks becomes chancellor of the Third Chancery Division of Hamilton County.
1971
Mr. Franks graduates from the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada.
1971
Mr. Franks receives the Community Service Award from the Optimists.
1977
Mr. Franks serves as a presiding judge in the Hamilton County Trial Courts.
1978
Mr. Franks becomes a judge in the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
1986
Mr. Franks receives the Foundations of Freedom Award from the Chattanooga Bar Association.
1990
Mr. Franks serves as a special judge for the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.
2002
Mr. Franks serves as a special justice for the Tennessee Supreme Court.
2004
Mr. Franks serves as a presiding judge in the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
2009
Mr. Franks receives the Justice Francis F. Drowota III Award from the Tennessee Bar Association.