Gartin Justice Building
450 High Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Post Office Box 249
Jackson, MS 39205
Full Name:
Kenny Griffis
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Mary; 5 Children: Sean, T.K., Edwin, Robert, Parker
Birth Place:
Meridian, MS
Home City:
Ridgeland, MS
Attended, Meridian Community College
Graduated, Accounting, University of Mississippi
JD, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1987
Candidate, Justice, Mississippi State Supreme Court, District 1 Place 1, 2020
Appointed by Governor Phil Bryant, Judge, Mississippi Supreme Court, February 1, 2019
No caucus information on file.
Associate Justice, Mississippi State Supreme Court, District 1 Place 1, 2019-present
Adjunct Professor, Mississippi College School of Law
Adjunct Professor, University of Mississippi School of Law
Presiding Judge, Mississippi Court of Appeals, 2003-2019
Member, Board of Directors, Century Club Charities, present
Member, Capital Area Bar Association, present
Member, Christ United Methodist Church, present
Member, Downtown Jackson Rotary Club, present
Member, Madison County Bar Association, present
Member, Magnolia Bar Association, present
Member, Mississippi Bar, present
Member, Rankin County Bar Association, present
Chair, Bench Bar Liaison Committee, The Mississippi Bar
Member, Committee on Continuing Judicial Education, Mississippi Supreme Court
Former Member, Committee on Electronic Filing and Case Management Systems, Mississippi Supreme Court
Former President, Jackson Futbol Club
Former President, Jackson Young Lawyers Association
Former Secretary, Lauderdale County Bar Association
Former Chair, Litigation and General Practice Section, Mississippi State Bar
Member, Mississippi Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Civil Rules
Former Board Member, Northeast Jackson Young Mens Christian Association
Father's Occupation:
Former Superintendent, Masonic Home for Boys and Girls
Mother's Occupation:
Nurse, Meridian Public School District