Kenny Griffis | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Meridian,Mississippi,U.S. |
| Education | University of Mississippi (BA,JD) |
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]
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]