GOP, Griffin and Supreme Court

Democrats renew call for Judge Jefferson Griffin to concede election, NC Supreme Court seat
On Monday, a Federal appeals court heard arguments in North Carolina Judge Jefferson Griffin’s challenge of more than 60,000 votes from the November Election.
Fellow GOP judge is a top donor in Jefferson Griffin's legal fight
Contributors to Jefferson Griffin's legal expense fund include a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, which could end up handling Griffin's lawsuit to invalidate more than 65,000 ballots in his state Supreme Court race.
NC Supreme Court won’t immediately take up GOP Judge Griffin’s request to throw out votes
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would not immediately decide on Judge Jefferson Griffin’s request to discard votes cast in his election, sending the case back to Wake County Superior Court.
North Carolina’s Republican Justices Signal Support for Overturning Democratic Judge’s Election
Ian McPherson reads names from a list of over 60,000 people who cast ballots in the November election but whose votes have been challenged by Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin in his extremely close race with Demcorat Allison Riggs on January 14, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Chris Seward/AP
Federal appeals court considers NC GOP challenge of 65,000 votes in Supreme Court election
Monday’s arguments focused on whether the case should be decided by state or federal courts — a decision which could be crucial in whether the results of the race are ultimately overturned.
Federal appeals judges try to untangle litigation over pending North Carolina court election
Three judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, heard, among others, from attorneys for Democratic Justice Allison Riggs, trailing Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin and the State Board of Elections,
NC justices delay Griffin’s ballot challenge — but shed light on how they may rule later
The ruling does not mean that the monthslong battle over the results of the state Supreme Court election are over – far from ...
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Protesters march through Beaufort after judge attempts to get ballots tossed
The North Carolina Supreme Court race between Jefferson Griffin and Allison Riggs is still yet to be decided. The long legal ...
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Opinion: NC Supreme Court candidate ballot challenge undermines integrity of election
Two months past Election Day, Judge Griffin is the only statewide candidate in the country yet to have an apparent defeat certified. Our hardworking Board of Elections officials have reaffirmed ...
NC organizations mobilize against a judge’s effort to throw out votes
Organizations fighting Judge Jefferson Griffin’s attempts to throw out votes in his race for the state Supreme Court plan to ...
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Former senior military leaders: Judge Griffin threatens votes of America’s troops | Opinion
Chuck LIddy File photo Earlier this month, Judge Jefferson Griffin filed a brief with the North Carolina Supreme Court arguing that more than 60,000 lawfully cast ballots from the November ...
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North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate Wants Military Absentee Votes Tossed. Years Earlier, That’s How He Voted.
Since Democrat Allison Riggs won reelection to the state’s highest court last year by 734 votes, Griffin, now a Republican judge on the state’s Court of Appeals, has repeatedly tried to ...
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To gain a court seat, Republicans seek to throw out thousands of votes
“It really weakens my sense of our democracy in North Carolina,” he said. Griffin, a judge on the state’s court of appeals, said he couldn’t comment because discussing ongoing litigation w ...
Former Ford Heights Mayor Charles Griffin sentenced to 4 years for embezzlement conviction
Former Ford Heights Mayor Charles Griffin was sentenced to four years in prison and fined $50,000 for stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the taxpayers he served, a Cook County judge declared ...