Harry Francis

Harry Pope Francis (born September 15, 1954) is a Canadian-American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1993 to 1996. A former Democrat, Francis left the party to become an independent upon his confirmation to the Supreme Court in 1993.

Francis became the most senior associate justice on the Supreme Court upon the resignation of Ainsley Bryant on August 19, 1995. Five months later, he became the acting chief justice upon the resignation of Bradley Scott. He resigned from the Supreme Court on November 5, 1996.