

Jefferson G. Griffin
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile*
Originalist
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jefferson G. Griffin
Party
Republican
Election Year
2020
Election
General
Race
Court of Appeals, Seat 13
Incumbent
No
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*
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:
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I voted in these primaries and general elections:
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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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