Thomas Beall Griffith
Personal
Private practice, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1985-1989
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1989-1995, 1999-2000
Legal counsel, U.S. Senate, 1995-1999
General counsel, Brigham Young University, 2000-2005
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, May 10, 2004; no Senate vote
Education
University of Virginia School of Law
Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.