Jefferson G. Griffin

Republican | North Carolina

Candidate Profile*

Originalist

*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Jefferson G. Griffin


Party

Republican


Election Year

2020


Election

General


Race

Court of Appeals, Seat 13


Incumbent

No


Links

Jefferson G. Griffin websites Jefferson G. Griffin emailFacebookX

EDUCATION

Judge Advocate Legal Center and School, Charlottesville, VA, Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course, 2017

North Carolina Central University School of Law, Durham, NC, J.D., 2008

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, B.A. in History and Political Science, 2003

WORK & MILITARY

North Carolina Army National Guard, Captain, JAG Corps, 2018 - present

North Carolina Army National Guard, First Lieutenant, JAG Corps, 2017 - 2018

AFFILIATIONS

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Member, Kiwanis Club of Raleigh

Board of Directors, Membership Chair, Member, Wake County Bar Association, Board of Directors, Member

Lenoir County Bar Association, President, Member, Step Up Ministry

Co-partner and adult life skills mentor, Enloe High School, Volunteer Football Coach

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Wake County District Court Judge, 2015 - present

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Wake County District Attorney, 2014

Race

Previous Races

ENDORSEMENTS*

*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (1)

North Carolina Values Coalition

LIBERAL (1)

North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) PAC

OTHER (3)

North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys

*North Carolina Troopers Association

Wake GOP

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)

North Carolina Advocates for Justice

Former NC Supreme Ct Chief Justice Burley Mitchell

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2018)

Pat McCrory (2015)

State Republican Party Organizations (2018)

Thomas Murry (2014)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (9)

Dennis Riddell (2018)

Gregory F. Murphy (2018)

Leo Daughtry (2018)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2018)

Norman Sanderson (2018)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

North Carolina Advocates for Justice (2020)

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.

No Answer

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.

No Answer

The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings or court houses.

No Answer

The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings or court houses.

No Answer

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.


VALUES

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.

No Answer

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.

No Answer

George Washington's comment that “Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society” is still true today.

No Answer

George Washington's comment that “Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society” is still true today.

No Answer

What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

In light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges allowing members of the same sex to marry, which justice’s opinion in that case most closely approximates your understanding of marriage?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty orders

In light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges allowing members of the same sex to marry, which justice’s opinion in that case most closely approximates your understanding of marriage?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty orders


ABOUT YOU

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

No Answer

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

No Answer

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?

No Answer

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?

No Answer

Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

In what areas of law have you practiced?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

In what areas of law have you practiced?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.


JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY

The U.S. Constitution and my state constitution should be interpreted as living documents, rather than using a strict constructionist or originalist approach in judicial decisions.

No Answer

The U.S. Constitution and my state constitution should be interpreted as living documents, rather than using a strict constructionist or originalist approach in judicial decisions.

No Answer

There are times when American judges should alter U.S. case law in order to comply with foreign case law.

No Answer

There are times when American judges should alter U.S. case law in order to comply with foreign case law.

No Answer

I support the use of Sharia law as a basis for legislation and judicial decisions in the United States.

No Answer

I support the use of Sharia law as a basis for legislation and judicial decisions in the United States.

No Answer

There should be more than nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.

No Answer

There should be more than nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.

No Answer

Which current U.S. Supreme Court justice best reflects your judicial philosophy?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty orders

Which current U.S. Supreme Court justice best reflects your judicial philosophy?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty orders

Which U.S. president serving after 1960 best reflects your political philosophy?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty orders

Which U.S. president serving after 1960 best reflects your political philosophy?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty orders

What is the proper use of legislative history in interpreting statutory law?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

What is the proper use of legislative history in interpreting statutory law?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

What specific text in the Declaration of Independence provides the critical basis for individual rights and the form of government guaranteed in the United States Constitution?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

What specific text in the Declaration of Independence provides the critical basis for individual rights and the form of government guaranteed in the United States Constitution?

Judge Griffin is currently on active duty military orders and is unable to respond to this question.

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