Griffith gets OK

BYU general counsel Tom Griffith apparently will become a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit after all. Last fall, it looked like Griffith's nomination was doomed when his failure to pay bar dues in Washington, D.C., and his lack of a law license in Utah became big issues before the Senate Judiciary Committee. But President Bush re-nominated Griffith in the new congressional session, and today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 14-4 to approve the nomination. Given that he got four Democrats' votes in committee, Griffith appears virtually ensured of full Senate confirmation.