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In 2014, Levinson unsuccessfully sought a seat as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. [3] He finished second in a three-way May 6 primary election with 328,062 votes (36.57%), behind first-place finisher Robin Hudson (the incumbent), who received 381,836 votes (42.56%).
Governor McCrory appointed Robert N. Hunter, Jr., a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, to the seat previously held by Mark Martin after his elevation to Chief Justice. [10] Justice Hunter ran for a full eight-year term, and was challenged by his colleague on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Sam Ervin , who narrowly lost a race ...
The Democrats and Republicans running for two key seats on the N.C. Supreme Court held a debate Friday night, with many questions focused on the blend of politics and the court — an unavoidable ...
Riggs, a 14-year veteran of arguing cases and serving as an executive director for voting rights at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper first to the state ...
North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Hudson seat) primary election, 2014 [5] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan: Robin Hudson (incumbent) 381,836 : 42.56% : Nonpartisan: Eric Levinson: 328,062 : 36.57% : Nonpartisan: Jeanette Doran 187,273 20.87% Total votes 897,171 : 100%
The outcome of this race will determine whether the state’s highest court maintains a 5-2 Republican majority, or drops to a single Democrat on a court dominated by the GOP.
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.
Three justices of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and five judges of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 3, 2020, concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years.