Griffin said he regretted donning the Confederate uniform, which was customary during ... not long after Lee surrendered to the Union Army, at a Virginia college where Lee served as president.

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 ... not long after Lee surrendered to the Union Army, at a Virginia college where Lee served as president.