Dr. Thomas Griffith

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Thomas B. Griffith served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005 and retiring in 2020. He is currently a Special Counsel at the law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth and a Fellow at the Wheatley Institution at Brigham Young University. In 2021, he was appointed by President Joe Biden to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court. Griffith is a graduate of Brigham Young University and the University of Virginia School of Law. He was previously a litigation partner at Wiley Rein in Washington, D.C. and served as Senate Legal Counsel, where he represented Senate interests in litigation, advised Senate leadership, and participated in investigations and the impeachment trial of President Clinton. Before his appointment to the D.C. Circuit, Griffith held the position of General Counsel at Brigham Young University. He has been actively engaged in rule of law projects in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

Research Interests

Courses

The Role of an Article III Judge, Winter 2026

Requirements for Harvard Law School

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
J.D. from an ABA-approved U.S. law school or a first law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) from a foreign law school
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • CV/Résumé
  • Personal statements (Parts A and B)
  • At least two recommendations
  • Official transcripts and diplomas
  • Official TOEFL report (if applicable)
  • Application fee ($85)
Specialization Notes

Applied for under 'Department of Law', 'Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law', 'Department of Constitutional Law', 'Department of Japanese Legal Studies', and 'Department of Human Rights'.