JUSTIN INDUSTRIES INC
SC 13D/A, 2000-06-23
FOOTWEAR, (NO RUBBER)
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 Schedule 13D**

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 3)*

                             Justin Industries, Inc.
                                 (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $2.50 Per Share
                          (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    482171105
                                  (Cusip Number)

                                Richard J. Savitz
                             Justin Industries, Inc.
                            2821 West Seventh Street
                             Fort Worth, Texas 76107
                                  (817) 390-2412
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  June 19, 2000
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     If  the  filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G  to
report  the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

  *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for   any   subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would   alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to  be  "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act  of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the  Act
but  shall  be  subject  to all other provisions of the Act  (however,  see  the
Notes).

**The  total  number  of  shares  reported herein  is  5,249,408  shares,  which
constitutes  approximately  20.3%  of the  25,919,429  shares  of  Stock  deemed
outstanding  pursuant  to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) under the Act.   Unless  otherwise
stated,  all  ownership  percentages set forth  herein  assume  that  there  are
25,775,603 shares outstanding.


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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     John S. Justin, Jr.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
                                                       (a) /   /

                                                       (b) /   /
3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: PF

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                       /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization:
          John S. Justin, Jr. is a citizen of the United States of America

               7.   Sole Voting Power:  5,104,780 (1)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power:  5,104,780 (1)
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     5,249,408 (2)

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                       /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 20.3% (3)

14.  Type of Reporting Person: IN
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(1)  With  respect to 399,901 shares, solely as Trustee of the John  S.  Justin,
     Jr.  Charitable Remainder Trust.  With respect to 4,655,067 shares,  solely
     as  Trustee of the John and Jane Justin Charitable Remainder Unitrust. Also
     includes 49,812 shares held by Mr. Justin individually.

(2)  Includes 4,655,067 shares of which Mr. Justin is beneficial owner by reason
     of his position as Trustee of the John and Jane Justin Charitable Remainder
     Unitrust; 802 shares of which Mr. Justin has a vested interest pursuant  to
     the  Justin  Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan  (the  "ESOP");
     141,000 shares with respect to which Mr. Justin holds currently exercisable
     stock options; 2,826 shares which Mr. Justin may acquire upon conversion of
     the  100 shares of Preferred Stock held by him;  49,812 shares owned by Mr.
     Justin  individually; and 399,901  shares owned beneficially by  reason  of
     Mr. Justin's position as Trustee of the John S. Justin Charitable Remainder
     Trust.

(3)  Assumes,  pursuant  to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) under the Act,  that  there  are
     25,919,429  shares  of  Common  stock outstanding,  which  number  includes
     141,000   shares   with  respect  to  which  Mr.  Justin  holds   currently
     exercisable  stock  options and 2,826 shares which Mr. Justin  may  acquire
     upon conversion of the 100 shares of Preferred Stock held by him.

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     Pursuant  to  Rule  13d-2(a) of Regulation 13D-G of the General  Rules  and
Regulations  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the  "Act"),
the  undersigned  hereby amends his Schedule 13D Statement dated  September  30,
1979,  as  amended  by  Amendment No. 1 dated October 21, 1992,  as  amended  by
Amendment No. 2 dated July 2, 1998 (the "Schedule 13D"), relating to the  Common
Stock,  par value $2.50 per share, of Justin Industries, Inc.  Unless  otherwise
indicated,  all  defined  terms  used  herein  shall  have  the  same   meanings
respectively ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.

Item 4.   Purpose of Transaction.

     Item 4 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

     On  June  19, 2000, the John and Jane Justin Charitable Remainder  Unitrust
(the  "Unitrust"),  the  John  S. Justin, Jr. Charitable  Remainder  Trust  (the
"Trust")  and  Mr. Justin entered into a Stockholders Agreement  with  Berkshire
Hathaway  Inc.  and  its  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  J  Acquisition  Corp.,   in
connection with the acquisition of Justin Industries, Inc. by Berkshire Hathaway
Inc.,  as previously announced.  The Stockholders Agreement requires Mr.  Justin
and  such  two trusts to tender all their shares into Berkshire Hathaway  Inc.'s
tender  offer  and to vote all their shares in favor of the related  merger  and
against  any  alternative acquisition proposal.  In addition,  pursuant  to  the
Stockholders  Agreement, Mr. Justin and such trusts have granted  J  Acquisition
Corp.  an  option  with  respect  to  their  shares  exercisable  under  certain
conditions.

      The  foregoing summary of the Stockholders Agreement is qualified  in  its
entirety by reference to the Stockholders Agreement, a copy of which is included
herein as Exhibit 2.1.

     Except  as  set forth in this Item 4, the Reporting Person has  no  present
plans  or  proposals that relate to or that would result in any of  the  actions
specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D of the Act.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

     Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

     (a)

     The  aggregate  number  of shares of the Stock beneficially  owned  by  Mr.
Justin,  pursuant  to  Rule  13d-3 of the Act, is 5,249,408,  which  constitutes
approximately  20.3%  of  the  25,919,429 shares  of  the  Stock  deemed  to  be
outstanding  pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) of the Act.  These  shares  include
4,655,067  shares held by the Unitrust; 399,901 shares held by  the  Trust;  802
shares  in  which  Mr.  Justin  has a vested interest  pursuant  to  the  Justin
Industries,  Inc. ESOP;  141,000 shares with respect to which Mr.  Justin  holds
currently   exercisable  stock  options;  49,812  shares  held  by  Mr.   Justin
individually;  and 2,826 shares which Mr. Justin may acquire upon conversion  of
the 100 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $2.50 per share, held by him.

     To  the  best of the knowledge of the Reporting Person, other than  as  set
forth  above, the person named in Item 2 herein is not the beneficial  owner  of
any shares of the Stock.

     (b)

     Mr.  Justin has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose
or  to direct the disposition of 5,104,780 shares of the Stock.  Mr. Justin  has
the  sole  power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or to  direct  the
disposition  of  5,054,968 of these shares solely by reason of his  position  as
Trustee of the Trust and as Trustee of the Unitrust.

     (c)  On May 26, 2000, the ESOP sold 112 shares of the Stock and distributed
the  cash  proceeds thereof of $1,834.56 to Mr. Justin.  Also, on June 9,  2000,
Mr. Justin donated 1,000 shares of the Stock to Texas Christian University.

     Except as set forth in this paragraph (c), to the best of the knowledge  of
the Reporting Person, the Reporting Person has not effected any transactions  in
shares of the Stock during the past 60 days.

     (d)   The Reporting Person affirms that no person other than such Reporting
Person  has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends
from,  or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of the Stock owned  by  such
Reporting Person.

     (e)  Not Applicable.

Item 6.   Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with  Respect
          to Securities of the Issuer.

     Item 6 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

     See Item 4 above for a description of the Stockholders Agreement dated June
19,  2000 entered into by the Reporting Person and the aforementioned two trusts
with  Berkshire  Hathaway  Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary,  J  Acquisition
Corp.

Item 7.   Material To Be Filed As Exhibits.

     Item 7 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

2.1  Stockholders  Agreement,  dated  June 19,  2000,  by  and  among  Berkshire
     Hathaway  Inc.,  J Acquisition Corp., John S. Justin, Jr.,  John  and  Jane
     Justin  Charitable Remainder Unitrust under Agreement dated June  20,  1998
     and  John S. Justin, Jr., Charitable Remainder Trust under Agreement  dated
     October  12, 1992 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current
     Report on Form 8-K of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. filed on June 20, 2000).
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        After  reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,  I
certify  that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete  and
correct.


        DATED:      June 23, 2000



                                      /s/ John S. Justin, Jr.
                                     John S. Justin, Jr.





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