Hon. Eugene C. Griffith

Eugene C. “Bubba” Griffith Jr. is a South Carolina Circuit Court judge based in Newberry. A native of Newberry, he is the son of the late Eugene C. Griffith and Anne Bruner Griffith.
Judge Griffith attended Newberry Academy and Newberry High School before enrolling at the College of Charleston. He later transferred to the University of South Carolina, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Juris Doctor. After law school, he clerked for Judges James E. Moore and John P. Gardner.
He began his private-practice career at his family’s firm, Griffith Law Firm, and later practiced with his father and Don S. Rushing at Rushing & Griffith, P.C. His public-service experience includes serving as Newberry city attorney and as a special prosecutor in the Circuit Court.
Judge Griffith was elected to the South Carolina General Assembly and later elected to the Circuit Court. He is the father of Cannon, Geena, and Patrick.