N. Christopher Griffiths
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Villanova University (JD)
Christopher Griffiths | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office May 22, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | John Carney |
| Preceded by | Tamika Montgomery-Reeves |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Delaware (BS) Villanova University (JD) |
N. Christopher Griffiths is an American lawyer from Delaware who is serves as a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.
Griffiths is a graduate of Salesianum School. He received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Delaware in 2002. He received a Juris Doctor from the Villanova University School of Law in 2008.[1][2]
Career
Prior to practicing law, Griffiths served as a wealth manager for the Wilmington Trust Company and the Vanguard Group. He was a partner with Connolly Gallagher LLP focusing on administrative and government law; corporate and commercial litigation; bankruptcy law; and general litigation.[1][3]
Delaware Supreme Court
On April 13, 2023, Governor John Carney nominated Griffiths to serve as a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, to the seat vacated by Justice Tamika Montgomery-Reeves, who was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.[1]
His nomination came under scrutiny after it was reported that Griffiths pled guilty to reckless driving, alcohol-related in January 2023.[4][5]
On May 3, 2023, the Delaware Senate confirmed him by a 15–4–2 vote. Republicans opposed him because his nomination left the Supreme Court without a Justice sitting in Kent County.[6][7] He assumed office on May 22, 2023.[8] Griffiths became the first Black man to serve on the supreme court.[9]
