Background
Griffin, Joseph Ruble was born on July 4, 1923 in Woodland, Mississippi, United States. Son of Virgil H. and Martha Elizabeth (Davis) Griffin.
Griffin, Joseph Ruble was born on July 4, 1923 in Woodland, Mississippi, United States. Son of Virgil H. and Martha Elizabeth (Davis) Griffin.
Juris Doctor, University Mississippi, 1936.
County attorney Webster County, 1952-1955. Assistant attorney general State of Mississippi, Jackson, 1955-1965. Attorney City of Bay, St. Louis, 1965-1969, Hancock Board Supervisors, 1966-1968, 72-73.
Judge 2d circuit Court Mississippi Bay, St. Louis, 1973-1986. Justice Mississippi Supreme Court, Jackson, since 1986. Chairman Mississippi Conferences of Circuit Judges, 1983-1985.
Served to sergeant, United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member Mississippi Bar Association.
Married Ruth M. Lollar, February 18, 1946. Children: Joseph Patrick, Martha Ruth.