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Thomas Beall Griffith

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 2005

Thomas Beall Griffith , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate voted 73–24 on the nomination on Jun 14, 2005 (Nomination Confirmed). Thomas Beall Griffith (born July 5, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2005 until his retirement in 2020. Currently, he is a lecturer on law at Harvard Law School, a fellow at the Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University (BYU), and special counsel in the Washington, D.C.

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
    109th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    73–24 · Jun 14, 2005

Education

  • Brigham Young UniversityB.A., 1978
  • University of Virginia School of LawJ.D., 1985

Career

Private practice, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1985-1989; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1989-1995, 1999-2000, 2021-; Legal counsel, U.S. Senate, 1995-1999; General counsel, Brigham Young University, 2000-2005

Biography

Thomas Beall Griffith (born July 5, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2005 until his retirement in 2020. Currently, he is a lecturer on law at Harvard Law School, a fellow at the Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University (BYU), and special counsel in the Washington, D.C.

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