T. Kenneth Griffis Jr. is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. He previously served as Presiding Judge on the Mississippi Court of Appeals.[1]
Kenny Griffis
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| Associate Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Phil Bryant |
| Preceded by | Bill Waller Jr. |
| Judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals | |
| In office January 1, 2003 – January 31, 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Cory T. Wilson |
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| Born | Meridian, Mississippi |
| Education | University of Mississippi (BA, JD) |
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Griffis attended Meridian Community College and Mississippi State University. He received his Bachelor of Accountancy and his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi. He was a certified public accountant from 1984 through 2007.[2][3] Griffis has taught as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Mississippi School of Law, Mississippi College School of Law, Belhaven University and Meridian Community College.[2]
Griffis was elected to the Court of Appeals in November 2002 and became a presiding judge in March 2011.[2]
On December 19, 2018 Governor Phil Bryant appointed Griffis to the Supreme Court to the seat vacated by William L. Waller Jr. who retired on January 31, 2019.[3] He was sworn in on February 1, 2019.[4]
Griffis is originally from Meridian, Mississippi. He currently resides in Ridgeland, Mississippi with his wife and five sons.[5]
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| Preceded by | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi 2019–present |
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