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North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo [View all]
North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and MICHAEL BIESECKER
Updated 2:58 PM EDT, March 28, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 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. Griffin, 44, is facing mounting criticism – including from some Republicans – as he seeks to invalidate over 60,000 votes cast in last November’s election, a still undecided contest in which he is trailing the Democratic incumbent by over 700 votes.
The photographs, which were obtained by The Associated Press, are from when Griffin was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1999-2003 and a member of the Kappa Alpha Order, one of the oldest and largest fraternities in the U.S., with tens of thousands of alumni.
Griffin said he regretted donning the Confederate uniform, which was customary during the fraternity’s annual “Old South” ball.
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https://apnews.com/article/confederate-republican-civil-war-north-carolina-judge-kappa-alpha-c2db5051f3201219e753bdf4c89c49e4
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and MICHAEL BIESECKER
Updated 2:58 PM EDT, March 28, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 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. Griffin, 44, is facing mounting criticism – including from some Republicans – as he seeks to invalidate over 60,000 votes cast in last November’s election, a still undecided contest in which he is trailing the Democratic incumbent by over 700 votes.
The photographs, which were obtained by The Associated Press, are from when Griffin was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1999-2003 and a member of the Kappa Alpha Order, one of the oldest and largest fraternities in the U.S., with tens of thousands of alumni.
Griffin said he regretted donning the Confederate uniform, which was customary during the fraternity’s annual “Old South” ball.
Snip...more...including photos at the link.
https://apnews.com/article/confederate-republican-civil-war-north-carolina-judge-kappa-alpha-c2db5051f3201219e753bdf4c89c49e4
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