| Piper Griffin | |
| Office: | Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Bernette Joshua Johnson |
| Birth Name: | Piper Dinita Griffin |
| Birth Date: | 2 February 1962 |
| Birth Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Education: | University of Notre Dame (BA) Louisiana State University (JD) |
Piper Dinita Griffin[1] (born February 2, 1962) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
A lifelong resident of New Orleans, Griffin attended Xavier University Preparatory School. Griffin graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts in Government. She received her Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University's Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1987[2]
In 2001, Griffin was elected to the Orleans Parish Civil District Court. She has chaired numerous judicial committees and as well as serving as chief judge. In 2019, Griffin was elected as Second Vice President of the Louisiana District Judges Associations.[3]
In July 2020, Griffin announced her candidacy for associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.[4] In November 2020, Griffin won election to her seat outright after her opponent dropped out, cancelling a runoff election.[5]
| 1995 | Service Award | Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society | |
| 1997 | Distinguished Black Exemplar: Top 50 Most Distinguished African American Graduates | Notre Dame University | |
| 2003 | Ernest N. Morial Judicial Pacesetter Award | Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society | |
| Civic Award | Alliance for Good Government | ||
| 2004 | Award for Exemplary Community Service | Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc | |
| 2018 | Women of Achievement Nominee[6] | NBA Women’s Lawyer Division - National Bar Association | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society | ||
| 2019 | Sarah J. Harper Humanitarian Award | Louisiana Judicial Council | |
| Woman of the Year Award | First District Missionary Society, Women’s Department | ||
| 2020 | Thomas Jefferson Justice By the People Award | American Board of Trial Advocates |
Griffin was the first African American woman to serve as chairperson of the Young Lawyers section of the New Orleans Bar Association and the first African American woman to serve as a Louisiana Bar examiner.[7] She is a current board member and former president (2015-2019) St Katharine Drexel Preparatory School (formerly Xavier University Preparatory School)[7] She is the former president of the Crescent City Chapter of Links (2015–2019), past member of the United Way Agency Relations Committee, past-president and treasurer of the Greater New Orleans YWCA, and past board member of Catholic Charities of New Orleans.[7]