Thomas Beall Griffith
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005 and confirmed by the Senate 73–24, Thomas Beall Griffith was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1985. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1954 · age 72
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2005
- Confirmed
- 73–24
- Education
- Brigham Young 1978 · University of Virginia Law 1985
- Succeeded
- Patricia McGowan Wald
- Succeeded by
- Justin Reed Walker
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | District of Columbia Circuit succeeded Patricia McGowan Wald | G.W. Bush (R) | 73–24 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 73–24 on June 14, 2005 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 136. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 73
20 D, 53 R
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- A. Allard(R-CO)
- George Allen(R-VA)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Joe Biden(D-DE)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Samuel Brownback(R-KS)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Conrad Burns(R-MT)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Lincoln Chafee(R-RI)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Norm Coleman(R-MN)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Larry Craig(R-ID)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Mike DeWine(R-OH)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Elizabeth Dole(R-NC)
- Pete Domenici(R-NM)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Bill Frist(R-TN)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Chuck Hagel(R-NE)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(D-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Trent Lott(R-MS)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Mel Martinez(R-FL)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Barack Obama(D-IL)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Gordon Smith(R-OR)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Ted Stevens(R-AK)
- John Sununu(R-NH)
- Jim Talent(R-MO)
- Craig Thomas(R-WY)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- John Warner(R-VA)
Voted against · 24
24 D
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Hillary Clinton(D-NY)
- Jon Corzine(D-NJ)
- Mark Dayton(D-MN)
- Russ Feingold(D-WI)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Edward Kennedy(D-MA)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Ken Salazar(D-CO)
- Paul Sarbanes(D-MD)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 3
2 R, 1 I
- James Jeffords(I-VT)
- Rick Santorum(R-PA)
- Arlen Specter(R-PA)
Education
| Brigham Young University | B.A. | 1978 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | J.D. | 1985 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Griffith authored 1 published opinion for the court (2010).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Georgia v. Holder | 748 F. Supp. 2d 16 | 0 |
Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Thomas Beall Griffith?
- President George W. Bush appointed Thomas Beall Griffith to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2005.
- Was Thomas Beall Griffith appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Thomas Beall Griffith was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Thomas Beall Griffith's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Thomas Beall Griffith 73–24 on June 14, 2005.
- Which court was Thomas Beall Griffith on?
- Thomas Beall Griffith was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: The White House (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2005)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).