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Kenny Griffis' Biography

Office:

Contact Information

Office

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

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

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