Attorney General Tim Griffin celebrated a unanimous decision by the Arkansas Supreme Court in Thurston v. League of Women Voters, which upheld four state election laws pertaining to absentee ballots, voter identification, and polling-place electioneering restrictions. Griffin hailed the ruling as a "total victory for Arkansas voters and the security of our elections moving forward."
The Supreme Court's decision reversed and dismissed an injunction issued in 2022 by former Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen. As a result, Acts 249, 728, 736, and 973 of 2021—passed by the people’s elected representatives in the Arkansas General Assembly—can continue to be enforced.
"I am thankful for the diligent work of Solicitor General Nicholas Bronni and Deputy Solicitor General Dylan Jacobs, which led to today’s unanimous decision," said Griffin. He also expressed gratitude towards Jacobs for his efforts to win a stay of the 2022 injunction.
Griffin was sworn in as the 57th Attorney General of Arkansas on January 10, 2023. He previously served as the state’s 20th Lieutenant Governor from 2015-2023 and as the representative of Arkansas’s Second Congressional District from 2011-2015. He has also served as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps for over two decades and currently holds the rank of colonel.
Griffin's past roles include serving as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas; Special Assistant to President George W. Bush; Special Assistant to Assistant Attorney General Michael Chertoff; Special Assistant U.S. Attorney; Senior Investigative Counsel for Government Reform and Oversight Committee; and Associate Independent Counsel in re: HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros.
He is a graduate of Magnolia High School, Hendrix College in Conway, Tulane Law School in New Orleans, and attended graduate school at Oxford University. Griffin currently resides in Little Rock with his wife, Elizabeth, and their three children.