Virgil A. Griffith

Virgil A. Griffith
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
In office
1948–1949
Preceded bySydney M. Smith
Succeeded byHarvey McGehee
Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
In office
1928–1949
Preceded byW. Joe Pack
Succeeded byLee Davis Hall
Personal details
Born
Virgil Alexis Griffith

(1874-08-10)August 10, 1874
Silver Creek, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedOctober 5, 1953(1953-10-05) (aged 79)
Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting placeEvergreen Cemetery, Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S.
SpouseFlorence Neville (died 1951)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Mississippi
ProfessionLawyer, judge

Virgil Alexis Griffith (August 10, 1874 – October 5, 1953)[1] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1928 to 1949, serving as chief justice from 1948 to 1949.[2]

  1. ^ "Justice Griffith Dies In Jackson", Jackson Clarion-Ledger (October 6, 1953), p. 1.
  2. ^ Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).