Hunton Andrews Kurth Special Counsel Thomas Griffith Elected to American Law Institute

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that Judge Thomas B. Griffith, special counsel to the firm and former judge on the D.C. Circuit, has been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), an independent organization that works to clarify, modernize and otherwise improve U.S. law.

Griffith is among 31 lawyers, legal scholars and judges elected to ALI in December 2022 based on professional achievement and demonstrated interest in improving the law. He joins 13 other Hunton Andrews Kurth colleagues who are ALI members.

A retired judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Griffith has been active in efforts to preserve the rule of law in the United States and other nations. He was a member of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States and frequently speaks and writes about the importance of preserving civics education and defending the U.S. Constitution. Most recently, Griffith received a Lifetime Achievement Award from The National Law Journal and a Defender of Democracy Award from the Center for Election Innovation & Research.

Founded in 1923, ALI works to improve and clarify U.S. law through restatements, principles and codes to promote the better administration of justice. Through a highly selective process, ALI members nominate eligible attorneys who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their area of legal expertise.