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James Griffith (New York)
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James R. Griffith is a judge of the Oneida County Family Court in New York. He assumed office in 1999.
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Education
Griffith received his B.A. degree from Princeton University in 1976 and his J.D. degree from Columbia Law School in 1980.[1]
Career
Griffith began his career in 1976 as investigations staff for a U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee. He left that position the following year to work as a private practice lawyer, serving in the New York state and federal courts from 1981 to 1998. He worked as an associate of the New York firms of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Hiscock & Barclay. He then served as a partner of Felt, Hubbard before working with his father at Griffith Law Offices in Rome, NY. In 1999, he joined the Family Court bench.[1][2]
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Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York
State courts:
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State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
