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Robert Christopher "Chris" Dillon (born 1965) is a North Carolina attorney and judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Dillon won election to the appellate court in a statewide race on Nov. 6, 2012, when he defeated incumbent Cressie Thigpen. [1] Dillon won re-election on Nov. 3, 2020 over challenger Gray Styers.
The Court of Appeals was created by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1967 after voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1965 which "authorized the creation of an intermediate court of appeals to relieve pressure on the North Carolina Supreme Court." [2] Judges serve eight-year terms and are elected in statewide elections.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has vacated the convictions of a former Granville County deputy, who spent more than a year in prison. ... Judges Chris Dillon and Michael Stading agreed.
Judge Cressie Thigpen, who was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by former Judge Barbara Jackson's election to the Supreme Court, ran for a full term. He was challenged by attorney/bank executive Chris Dillon, who ran for a seat on the Court of Appeals in 2010. [20] Dillon defeated Thigpen and won the seat with 52.8 percent of the vote. [21]
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The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated late Thursday a nationwide injunction that had been issued this month by a federal judge in Texas who had concluded the Corporate ...
She was reelected to the court unopposed in 2014 and reelected again in 2022. Stroud was appointed Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals by outgoing Chief Justice Cheri Beasley [1] and sworn in by Chief Justice Paul Martin Newby in January 2021. [2] Newby removed her as Chief Judge and appointed Chris Dillon instead of her, without explanation ...
Democratic North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs holds a 734-vote lead (out of more than 5.5 million ballots cast) over Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin after the ...