Richard Allen Griffin

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Sixth Circuit Judge Richard Allen Griffin

Richard Allen Griffin (born April 15, 1952) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

[edit] Federal Nomination and Confirmation

Griffin was appointed to the Sixth Circuit on June 10, 2005, after being nominated by George W. Bush on June 26, 2002, to a seat vacated by Damon J. Keith. His confirmation was temporarily blocked by both U.S. Senators of his home-state of Michigan, Carl Levin (who defeated Griffin's father, Robert P. Griffin, in his bid for re-election in 1978) and Debbie Stabenow, though he was eventually confirmed on June 9, 2005, by a vote of 95-0. In the end, both Levin and Stabenow voted in favor of confirmation. In its assessment of his nomination, the Independent Judiciary project of the liberal group Alliance for Justice described Griffin as a "deeply conservative jurist".

[edit] Education and Career

Griffin, born in Traverse City, Michigan, is the son of former U.S. Senator Robert P. Griffin. He received a B.A. magna cum laude from Western Michigan University in 1971 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1977.

Prior to joining the Sixth Circuit, he served as a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals (Third District) since 1989. During part of that time his father was a Justice on the Michigan Supreme Court.