The emergence of the photographs comes at a delicate time for Jefferson Griffin, a Republican appellate judge who is seeking a spot on North Carolina’s highest court.

Griffin said he regretted donning the Confederate uniform, which was customary during ... romanticizes the Confederacy and portrays the Civil War as a valiant struggle for “states’ rights ...

Griffin said he regretted donning the Confederate uniform, which was customary during ... romanticizes the Confederacy and portrays the Civil War as a valiant struggle for "states' rights ...

Griffin said he regretted donning the Confederate uniform, which was customary during ... romanticizes the Confederacy and portrays the Civil War as a valiant struggle for “states’ rights ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military ... glorified the pre-Civil War South.