Virgil A. Griffith

[1] During this time, he wrote Griffith on Chancery,[2] which was "a widely-quoted and highly respected authority" in the state.

[1] His 1928 campaign for a seat on the state supreme court became bitter and Griffith came in second place in the initial round of primary voting.

He condemned a whisper campaign accusing him of being Catholic, a reviled religion in much of the south at that time.

[2] He wrote a stirring dissent in a 1935 case where African American defendants were brutally tortured before confessing.

[3] The same year, he reportedly drafted the "Corrupt Practices Law of 1935" at the request of the governor, which imposed financial disclosure requirements on political candidates, including judges.