US EditionNorth Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo
- A judge in North Carolina contested the election results after being photographed in a Confederate uniform during college.
- Griffin is seeking to invalidate over 60,000 votes while trailing the Democratic incumbent by over 700 votes.
- The fraternity associated with Griffin claims Robert E. Lee as its 'spiritual founder' and promotes a revisionist view of the Confederacy.
- Griffin expressed regret about wearing the uniform, stating it was inappropriate and that he did not grasp the implications at the time.
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Republican's voter challenge a reflection of his embrace of Confederate symbols: critics
The Republican judge who is seeking to throw out more than 60,000 votes in order to win a seat on the state Supreme Court dressed in a Confederate uniform while a member of a UNC-Chapel Hill fraternity, the Associated Press reported. Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin was a member of Kappa Alpha, a fraternity that claims Confederate General Robert E. Lee as its spiritual founder, the AP reported. The wire service obtained a photograph of Gri…
NC Judge Griffin: ‘I have grown’ after old photo shows him in Confederate uniform
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina Judge Jefferson Griffin says he has grown and learned in the 20-plus years since he posed with fraternity brothers for a photo showing all of them wearing Confederate uniforms. The photo surfaced on Friday and was widely circulated. Griffin, who is challenging more than 60,000 votes from the November election for a seat on the State Supreme Court, released a statement saying: “Over twenty years ago, I attend…
Judge Challenging Race Wore Confederate Uniform
“A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb and posing before a Confederate battle flag when he was a member of a college fraternity that glorified the pre-Civil War South,” the AP reports. “The emergence of the photographs comes at a delicate time for Jefferson Griffin, a Republican appellate judge who is seeking a spot on North Carolina’s highest court.”
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