John T. Knox is a senior partner in the law firm of Nossaman, Guther, Knox & Elliot in its San Francisco office. Formerly he practiced law in Richmond, California from where he was elected to the State Assembly in 1960.

He served in the legislature for twenty years retiring in 1980. He was Chairman of the Local Government Committee for thirteen years where he sponsored legislation providing for the reorganization of local government in California: The Knox-Nisbet Act was recodified as the Cortese-Knox Act.

He also sponsored the California Enviromental Quality Act of 1970 creating enviromental impact reports, the Save the Bay bill, a complete revision of the Corporation Laws and the Knox-Keene Act regarding medical plans.

Knox was elected Speaker pro tem of the Assembly in 1975 and and served in that position until retirement.

His awards include the Bay Area Council Enviromental Award of 1970, and the League of California Cities Distinguished Service Award in 1980.

He is a graduate of Occidental College and Hastings College of Law and serves on the Board of Trustees of both schools. He is also Chairman of the Board of the California Council for Enviromental and Economic Balance.