A new Supreme Court practice credential puts Atlanta civil-rights attorney Gerald Griggs in position to argue cases before the justices. He was recently admitted to the court’s bar.
Griggs estimates that about 300 attorneys nationwide actively practice before the court, including 19 African American attorneys. He puts the number in metro Atlanta at perhaps two or three.
Griggs is the immediate past president of the Atlanta branch NAACP and previously served as president of the Georgia NAACP. He says his priorities include police-brutality matters and voting rights.
Among the issues he wants to address are qualified immunity and Graham v. Connor. Griggs said he also wants greater clarity about what the court considers reasonable conduct and how such incidents can be prevented.
The specific date of Griggs’ swearing-in has not been announced. Neither has the first case he plans to argue before the Supreme Court.
Marcus Jones
News Now Georgia
