Jefferson Griffin
Jefferson Griffin | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1980 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) North Carolina Central University (JD) |
Jefferson G. Griffin (born October 7, 1980) is a judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Griffin grew up in Red Oak, North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the North Carolina Central University School of Law. He was appointed by North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory to be a District Court Judge in Wake County in 2015.[1] Judge Griffin was elected to a four-year term in the 2016 general election to retain his seat. He served there until his election to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in 2020.[1] On January 5, 2023, he declared his intentions to run for the North Carolina Supreme Court in the 2024 elections.[2]
In the 2024 election, Griffin lost narrowly to incumbent Democratic justice Allison Riggs, by a margin of 734 votes out of more than 5.5 million cast. Following three recounts indicating his loss, rather than concede, Griffin filed suit in state court, arguing that approximately 60,000 Democratic votes should be disqualified. Griffin's objections mostly include complaints how as to how the state's citizens had legally and previously been allowed by the state to register to vote. The case is currently pending before the North Carolina Supreme Court; Riggs has recused herself from the case.[3]