Marc Griffin J.D.
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Marc Griffin J.D.

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Biography

Notables Project
Marc Griffin J.D. is Notable.

On February 19, 1974, at the young age of 17, he was appointed as a Justice of the Peace to fill a vacancy in White River Township, Johnson County, Indiana. This appointment was made by Indiana Governor Otis R. Bowen, upon the nomination of the Board of Commissioners of Johnson County.[1]

Guinness World Records has declared that he holds the record for being the world’s youngest judge.[2],[3],[4]

Marc was a Justice of the Peace, the youngest ever appointed or elected in the world.

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As a civil court judge, he presided over a variety of small claims cases, including debt collection, dishonored checks, landlord-tenant disputes, and property damage. In addition to his civil docket, he also heard misdemeanor criminal cases, such as violations of motor vehicle laws, disturbing the peace, shoplifting, and assault. One of his important duties was to hold surety of the peace hearings and issue peace bonds, which are now commonly known as protective orders.

Despite his busy court schedule, he also found time to solemnize marriages. In fact, he began officiating weddings before he was legally old enough to get married without parental consent. His appointive term came to an end on December 31, 1974. However, he was determined to continue serving his community and ran in a primary and general election that same year. He won contested primary[5] and general elections in 1974 to continue in an elective term.

After serving as a teenage judge, he pursued his passion for law and enrolled in law school fourteen years later. His dedication and hard work paid off when he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) by Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law on May 10, 1992.

On June 14, 1993, he was admitted to practice as a member of the bar of the Indiana Supreme Court. This was a significant milestone in his legal career, as it allowed him to practice law in the state of Indiana. On August 2, 1996, he was duly admitted and qualified as an Attorney and Counsellor of the United States Supreme Court.

Marc is a lawyer.
Marc Griffin J.D. was born, raised, educated and worked in Indiana.
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Marc Griffin J.D. migrated from Indiana to Florida.
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Marc is an Amateur Radio Operator, Callsign: WB9QBG
Marc Griffin J.D. is a member of the Griffin Name Study Project.
Relationship
Marc is related to William the Conqueror, he is his 26x-gr-grandson, per WikiTree.
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Descendant of several Magna Carta Surety Barons.
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Marc Griffin J.D. has English ancestors.
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Marc Griffin J.D. has Scottish Ancestors.
Marc Griffin J.D. has German Roots.
Marc Griffin J.D. has French origins.
Danish Roots
Marc Griffin J.D. has Danish ancestors
Marc Griffin J.D. is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

His law office was in Greenwood, Indiana, about 3 miles from his old courtroom. Genealogy has been his hobby all his life.[6] He is an avid WikiTreer.[7] While researching his family tree, he discovered that several of his lineal ancestors also served as a Justice of the Peace in the early part of the 19th century in southern Indiana.[8]

Wikipedia Biography

Marc Griffin

DNA Records

  • Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. Marc Griffin, FTDNA kit # 101863, and his 7th cousin 2x removed, John Thomas Griffin, FTDNA kit # 48099, match at a Genetic Distance of 6 on 111 markers, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is William Griffin, the 8x great grandfather of Marc Griffin and 6x great grandfather of John Thomas Griffin. Marc is the son of Donald Griffin who is the 7x great grandson of the common ancestor William Griffin.[9]
  • Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Marc Griffin and William Griffin, his 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most recent common ancestors (MRCA) are Gerald Griffin and Wauneta Jackson, the grandparents of Marc Griffin and great grandparents of William Griffin. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st cousin 1x removed, based on sharing 459 cM across 22 segments.
  • Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal Family Tree DNA test match between Marc Griffin and Larry Baker, his 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Cecil Baker and Carrie Ponsler, the great grandparents of Marc Griffin and grandparents of Larry Baker. Predicted relationship from Family Tree DNA: 1st cousin 1x removed, based on sharing 363 cM across 87 segments. Marc is the son of Alice Baker who is the granddaughter of the common ancestors Cecil Baker & Carrie Ponsler.

Sources

  1. ↑ Space:World's_Youngest_Judge
  2. ↑ [1]
  3. ↑ [2]
  4. ↑ [3]
  5. ↑ See Attached Image
  6. ↑ See Attached Image
  7. ↑ [4]
  8. ↑ Johnston Brown, William Hall, Absalom Hankins, Jonathan Shreve
  9. ↑ FamilyTreeDNA Griffin Y-Chromosome DNA surname project [5], Griffi(th)(n)(s)(ng) DNA Surname Project [6]

See also:

  • Who's Who in American Law(R) (Marquis(TM)). Ninth edition, 1996- 1997. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1996. (WhoAmL 9) Who's Who in American Law(R) (Marquis(TM)). Tenth edition, 1998- 1999. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1998. (WhoAmL 10)

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Marc or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
  • Marc Griffin: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-BY33643, FTDNA kit #101863, MitoYDNA ID T13889 [compare]
Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
  • Marc Griffin: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup V3c, FTDNA kit #101863, MitoYDNA ID T13889 [compare]
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Marc:

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My haplogroup is R-BY33643 from the larger haplogroup R1b (R-M269).
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Marc is 16 degrees from Robert Beheathland, 19 degrees from Bartholomew Gosnold, 14 degrees from Thomas Graves, 17 degrees from Anne Laydon, 20 degrees from Alice Longe, 15 degrees from Samuel Mathews, 20 degrees from Christopher Newport, 20 degrees from John Smith, 16 degrees from Nathaniel Tatum, 17 degrees from Temperance West, 18 degrees from Francis Wyatt and 24 degrees from Valerie Penner on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

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