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. 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. On January 5, 2023, he declared his intentions to run for the North Carolina Supreme Court in the 2024 elections.
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 votes should be disqualified. Griffin said no ballots should count for voters whose voter registration does not include a driver’s license number or the last four digits of a social security number. There are many legitimate reasons why such information is not included in a voter registration. The North Carolina state election board and a Donald Trump-appointed federal judge have rejected Griffin's claims. The case is currently pending before the North Carolina Supreme Court; Riggs has recused herself from the case.
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.
15 Jan 2025 · Over 60,000 North Carolinians have had their votes in the November election challenged by Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for state Supreme Court. Griffin trails his opponent ...
23 Jan 2025 · Jefferson Griffin, the GOP candidate for the Supreme Court of North Carolina, has repeatedly tried to get more than 60,000 thrown out in his race. Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs was declared the winner after two recounts. (North Carolina Judicial Branch)
27 Jan 2025 · That postcard was from the campaign of Republican Jefferson Griffin, in a contest for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. After two recounts in the swing state, Griffin is trailing ...
27 Jan 2025 · Republican Jefferson Griffin is trying to overturn his election loss by asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to toss 5,500 military and overseas absentee ballots. He used the same method to ...
Judge Griffin was elected in November 2020 to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in a statewide election. He has authored more than 100 opinions since joining the Court of Appeals. You can find them here .
19 Jan 2025 · Republican judicial candidate Jefferson Griffin is looking back to a 2004 statewide election in his efforts to persuade the North Carolina Supreme Court to invalidate more than 60,000 ballots ...
21 Agu 2024 · griffin’s critics say that he opposes the landmark leandro ruling to fund public education, and supports the gop led legislature and its gerrymandered voting districts.
11 Des 2024 · Jefferson Griffin, a current appeals court judge, lost to Justice Allison Riggs last month in a race for a seat on the state’s Supreme Court. He has protested his loss despite a recount...
08 Jan 2025 · North Carolina's highest court on Tuesday then blocked the certification of the election results between Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs and GOP challenger Jefferson Griffin.
