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Seat Justice [1] Born Joined Term ends [a] Mandatory retirement [b] Party affiliation Law school Chief Justice: Paul Martin Newby May 5, 1955 (age 69)December 5, 2004: 2028 May 31, 2031
North Carolina Supreme Court Candidates. The North Carolina Supreme Court, the highest court in the state, takes up appealed cases from lower state courts, having the final say on matters.
The Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina is the state of North Carolina's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s, it was the state's only appellate court. The Supreme Court consists of six associate justices and one chief justice, although the number of justices has varied.
Following the resignation of North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Robert F. Orr, Newby was one of eight candidates, four Republicans and four Democrats, who filed in a special election to fill the vacant seat; he won that race with 23% of the vote for an eight-year term on the court in the statewide judicial elections.
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, and N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin, a Republican, face each other in the 2024 election for Supreme Court.
The general election will determine whether Democrats keep Riggs’ seat, or if Republicans flip the seat and achieve a 6-1 majority. Court of Appeals: Murphy vs. Freeman Here’s where the vote ...
Official campaign websites for Supreme Court candidates Seat 3. Richard Dietz (R) Lucy Inman (D) Seat 5. Trey Allen (R) Sam Ervin IV (D) April C. Wood (R) Official campaign websites for Court of Appeals candidates Seat 8. Julee Tate Flood (R) Carolyn Thompson (D) Seat 9. Beth Freshwater-Smith (R) Archived February 3, 2017, at the Wayback ...
The Democratic candidate is Justice Allison Riggs, who Gov. Roy Cooper appointed to the Supreme Court last year after Justice Michael Morgan stepped down from his seat.