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width:18%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e"><big><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span style="color:#ee971e;">Supreme Court of North Carolina</span></a></b><big> </big></big></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_Supreme_Courts" title="State Supreme Courts"><img alt="State-Supreme-Courts-Ballotpedia-template.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/a/a7/State-Supreme-Courts-Ballotpedia-template.png/125px-State-Supreme-Courts-Ballotpedia-template.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="125" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/a/a7/State-Supreme-Courts-Ballotpedia-template.png/188px-State-Supreme-Courts-Ballotpedia-template.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/a/a7/State-Supreme-Courts-Ballotpedia-template.png/250px-State-Supreme-Courts-Ballotpedia-template.png 2x" data-file-width="341" data-file-height="341" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Court Information </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Justices:</b> 7</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Founded:</b> 1818</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Location:</b> <a href="/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh, North Carolina</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Salary </th></tr> <tr> <td><small>Associates: $197,802<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Judicial Selection </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Method:</b> <a href="/Partisan_election_of_judges" title="Partisan election of judges">Partisan election</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Term:</b> 8 years</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Active justices </th></tr> <tr> <td><small> </small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> Founded in 1818, the North Carolina Supreme Court is the state's <a href="/Court_of_last_resort" title="Court of last resort">court of last resort</a> and has seven judgeships. The current chief of the court is <a href="/Paul_Martin_Newby" title="Paul Martin Newby">Paul Martin Newby</a>. </p><p>As of August 2024, one judge on the court was appointed, one was elected in a partisan election as a Democrat, and five were elected in partisan elections as Republicans. </p><p>The North Carolina Supreme Court meets in the Justice Building in <a href="/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh, North Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> The chief justice sets the schedule of the court.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> </p><p>In North Carolina, state supreme court justices are elected in partisan elections. There are eight states that use this selection method. To read more about the partisan election of judges, <a href="/Partisan_election_of_judges" title="Partisan election of judges">click here</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Jurisdiction"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Jurisdiction</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Justices"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Justices</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Judicial_selection"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Judicial selection</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Qualifications"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Qualifications</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Chief_justice"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Chief justice</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Vacancies"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Vacancies</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#2024"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">2024</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Candidates_and_results"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Candidates and results</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#2022"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Candidates_and_results_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Candidates and results</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4"><a href="#Seat_3:_Hudson_vacancy"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Seat 3: Hudson vacancy</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4"><a href="#Seat_5:_Ervin's_seat"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Seat 5: Ervin's seat</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Justices_not_on_the_ballot"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Justices not on the ballot</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Candidates_and_election_results"><span class="tocnumber">4.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Candidates and election results</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4"><a href="#Chief_justice:_Beasley's_seat"><span class="tocnumber">4.3.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Chief justice: Beasley's seat</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4"><a href="#Seat_2:_Newby's_seat"><span class="tocnumber">4.3.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Seat 2: Newby's seat</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4"><a href="#Seat_4:_Davis'_seat"><span class="tocnumber">4.3.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Seat 4: Davis' seat</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#2018"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">2018</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Candidates_and_results_3"><span class="tocnumber">4.4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Candidates and results</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4"><a href="#Seat_1:_Jackson's_seat"><span class="tocnumber">4.4.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Seat 1: Jackson's seat</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#2016"><span class="tocnumber">4.5</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-10"><a href="#November_8_general_election"><span class="tocnumber">4.5.1</span> <span class="toctext">November 8 general election</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-11"><a href="#June_7_primary"><span class="tocnumber">4.5.2</span> <span class="toctext">June 7 primary</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#2014"><span class="tocnumber">4.6</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#2012"><span class="tocnumber">4.7</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#2010"><span class="tocnumber">4.8</span> <span class="toctext">2010</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#2008"><span class="tocnumber">4.9</span> <span class="toctext">2008</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#Caseloads"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Caseloads</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#Analysis"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Analysis</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#Ballotpedia_Courts:_Determiners_and_Dissenters_(2021)"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters (2021)</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Summary_of_cases_decided_in_2020"><span class="tocnumber">6.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Summary of cases decided in 2020</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#Ballotpedia_Courts:_State_Partisanship_(2020)"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship (2020)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#Bonica_and_Woodruff_campaign_finance_scores_(2012)"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">Bonica and Woodruff campaign finance scores (2012)</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#Noteworthy_cases"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Noteworthy cases</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#Moore_v._Harper"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext"><i>Moore v. Harper</i></span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#Dickson_v._Rucho"><span class="tocnumber">7.2</span> <span class="toctext"><i>Dickson v. Rucho</i></span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-24"><a href="#Ethics"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Ethics</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#Removal_of_judges"><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Removal of judges</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-26"><a href="#History_of_the_court"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">History of the court</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="#Notable_firsts"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Notable firsts</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-28"><a href="#Courts_in_North_Carolina"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Courts in North Carolina</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-29"><a href="#Party_control_of_North_Carolina_state_government"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Party control of North Carolina state government</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-30"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-31"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-32"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">14</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Jurisdiction">Jurisdiction</span></h2> <p>The supreme court is the state's highest court. The court hears oral arguments in cases appealed from lower courts. The court considers errors in legal procedures or judicial interpretation of the law. The court primarily hears cases involving questions of constitutional law, consequential legal questions, and death penalty or first degree murder appeals.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> The court also automatically hears cases involving rate determinations by the North Carolina Utilities Commission.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> </p><p>The court is required to create appellate rules, remove or censure unfit judges (original jurisdiction), and oversee aspects of the practice of law in the state. The general assembly also created the <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nccourts.gov/about/nc-administrative-office-of-the-courts">administrative office of the courts</a> to handle administration and budgeting services of the state courts, and its director is appointed by the chief justice.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> </p><p>The chief justice is required to preside over the court for an impeachment trial of the governor or lieutenant governor and to supervise and manage the assignment of judges in certain other courts.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> </p><p>The following text from Article IV, Section 12 of the North Carolina Constitution covers the jurisdiction of the court: </p> <table data-nosnippet="" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20" valign="top" style="border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;">“ </td> <td valign="top" style="border: none; padding: 4px 10px;"> <p>The Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction to review upon appeal any decision of the courts below, upon any matter of law or legal inference. The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court over "issues of fact" and "questions of fact" shall be the same exercised by it prior to the adoption of this Article, and the Court may issue any remedial writs necessary to give it general supervision and control over the proceedings of the other courts. The Supreme Court also has jurisdiction to review, when authorized by law, direct appeals from a final order or decision of the North Carolina Utilities Commission. <sup id="cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-8">[8]</a></sup> </p> </td> <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;">” </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" class="cquotecite" style="border: none; padding-right: 4%"><cite style="font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;">—<a href="/Article_IV,_North_Carolina_Constitution#Section_12" title="Article IV, North Carolina Constitution">North Carolina Constitution, Article IV, Section 12</a></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Justices">Justices</span></h2> <p>The table below lists the current justices of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, their political party, and when they assumed office. <style> table#officeholder-table th, td { padding:5px; font-size: 16px; } @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) { table#officeholder-table th, td {font-size: 10px; } } @media only screen and (min-width: 600px) { table #officeholder-table td { </p> <pre> padding-left: 10px !important; padding-right: 10px !important; </pre> <p>} } .partytd.Democratic { background-color: #003388; color: white; text-align: center; } .partytd.Republican { background-color: #db0000; color: white; text-align: center; } .partytd.Libertarian { background-color: #fdd007; text-align: center; } .partytd.Green { background-color: #6db24f; color: white; text-align: center; } .partytd.Gray { text-align: center; } .bptable.gray th { background:#4c4c4c;color:#fff; } </style> </p> <div> <p><br /> </p><table class="bptable gray sortable" id="officeholder-table" style="width:auto; border-bottom:1px solid #bcbcbc;"> <thead> <tr colspan="4" style="background:#4c4c4c!important;color:#fff!important;text-align:center;padding: 7px 8px 8px;margin-bottom:4px;"> <th>Office</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Party</th> <th>Date assumed office</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Supreme_Court_of_North_Carolina">North Carolina Supreme Court</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Trey_Allen_(North_Carolina)">Trey Allen</a></td> <td class="partytd Republican">Republican </td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 1, 2023</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Supreme_Court_of_North_Carolina">North Carolina Supreme Court</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tamara_Barringer">Tamara Barringer</a></td> <td class="partytd Republican">Republican </td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 1, 2021</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Supreme_Court_of_North_Carolina">North Carolina Supreme Court</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Phil_Berger_Jr.">Phil Berger Jr.</a></td> <td class="partytd Republican">Republican </td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 1, 2021</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Supreme_Court_of_North_Carolina">North Carolina Supreme Court</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Dietz">Richard Dietz</a></td> <td class="partytd Republican">Republican </td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 1, 2023</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Supreme_Court_of_North_Carolina">North Carolina Supreme Court</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Anita_Earls">Anita Earls</a></td> <td class="partytd Democratic">Democratic </td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 1, 2019</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Supreme_Court_of_North_Carolina">North Carolina Supreme Court</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Martin_Newby">Paul Martin Newby</a></td> <td class="partytd Republican">Republican </td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 1, 2005</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Supreme_Court_of_North_Carolina">North Carolina Supreme Court</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Allison_Riggs">Allison Riggs</a></td> <td class="partytd Democratic">Democratic </td> <td style="text-align:center;">September 11, 2023</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery.tablesorter/2.29.6/js/jquery.tablesorter.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </p> </div> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Judicial_selection">Judicial selection</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Judicial_selection_in_North_Carolina" title="Judicial selection in North Carolina">Judicial selection in North Carolina</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The <b>seven justices</b> of the <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> are chosen through <a href="/Partisan_election_of_judges" title="Partisan election of judges">partisan elections</a>. Justices are elected to eight-year terms and must face re-election if they wish to serve again.<sup id="cite_ref-chapelhill_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chapelhill-9">[9]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Qualifications">Qualifications</span></h3> <p>To serve on this court, a person must be licensed to practice law in North Carolina. There is a mandatory retirement age of 72 years.<sup id="cite_ref-qualifications_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qualifications-10">[10]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Chief_justice">Chief justice</span></h3> <p>The chief justice of the supreme court is elected by voters to serve in that capacity for an eight-year term.<sup id="cite_ref-NCSC_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCSC-11">[11]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Vacancies">Vacancies</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/How_vacancies_are_filled_in_state_supreme_courts" title="How vacancies are filled in state supreme courts">How vacancies are filled in state supreme courts</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a successor to serve until the next general election which is held more than 60 days after the vacancy occurs. An election is then held for a full eight-year term.<sup id="cite_ref-articleiv_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-articleiv-12">[12]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chapelhill_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chapelhill-9">[9]</a></sup> </p><p>The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country. </p><p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><center><iframe title="Judicial selection methods in state supreme courts for partial terms" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-B3f0r" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/B3f0r/7/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="570" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script></center> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court_elections" title="North Carolina Supreme Court elections">North Carolina Supreme Court elections</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Elections are held in even-numbered years. These elections were <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan</a> from 2004 to 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2024">2024</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024" title="North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2024">North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The term of one <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> justice will expire on December 31, 2024. The one seat was up for <a href="/Partisan_election_of_judges" title="Partisan election of judges">partisan</a> election on November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024, and a primary runoff was May 14, 2024. The filing deadline was December 15, 2023. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Candidates_and_results">Candidates and results</span></h4> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; } .race_header.democratic { background-color: #003388; } .race_header.republican { background-color: #db0000; } .race_header.libertarian { background-color: #dac113; } .race_header.green { background-color: #6db24f; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: .03em; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { font-size: 16px; 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} .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { background-color: green; } .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h5>General election</h5><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for North Carolina Supreme Court</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Allison_Riggs">Allison Riggs</a> and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jefferson_Griffin">Jefferson Griffin</a> ran in the general election for North Carolina Supreme Court on November 5, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Allison-Riggs.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Allison Riggs" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Allison_Riggs">Allison Riggs</a></u></b> (D) </td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Jefferson_Griffin.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Jefferson Griffin" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jefferson_Griffin">Jefferson Griffin</a> (R) </td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The outcome of this election has not been <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia:How_we_decide_when_to_call_an_election">called</a> yet. </p></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h5>Democratic primary election</h5><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Allison_Riggs">Allison Riggs</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Lora_Cubbage">Lora Cubbage</a> in the Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court on March 5, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Allison-Riggs.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Allison Riggs" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Allison_Riggs">Allison Riggs</a></u></b></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">69.1</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 69.1%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">450,268</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Lora_Cubbage.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Lora Cubbage" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Lora_Cubbage">Lora Cubbage</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">30.9</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 30.9%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">201,336</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/05/2024&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=0" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 651,604 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h5>Republican primary election</h5><p>The Republican primary election was canceled. <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jefferson_Griffin">Jefferson Griffin</a> advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2022">2022</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court_elections,_2022" title="North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022">North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The terms of two <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> justices expired on December 31, 2022. The two seats were up for <a href="/Partisan_election_of_judges" title="Partisan election of judges">partisan</a> election on November 8, 2022. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Candidates_and_results_2">Candidates and results</span></h4> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Seat_3:_Hudson_vacancy">Seat 3: Hudson vacancy</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; } .race_header.democratic { background-color: #003388; } .race_header.republican { background-color: #db0000; } .race_header.libertarian { background-color: #dac113; } .race_header.green { background-color: #6db24f; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: .03em; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: .04em; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; } .results_table { width: 100%; } .votebox_legend { width: 100% !important; } .votebox_legend .non_result_row { vertical-align: top; } .results_row td { padding-bottom: 3px; padding-top: 3px; } .results_row td:first-child { padding-left: 8px; } .results_row { height: 56px; } .votebox-results-cell--check { color: #6db24f; font-size: 2em; } .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 300; } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 100; text-align: left; } .votebox-results-cell--number { text-align: center; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { border: 1px solid #999; border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 50px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 50px; margin-right: 10px; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { width: 100% } .results_row.winner { background-color: #f4f4f4; } .non_result_row { color: #888; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } .non_result_row th { text-align: left !important; } .non_result_row div { display: inline-block; } .race_footer { display: block; margin: 8px auto; width: 50%; } .votebox-results-metadata { padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 16px; padding-top: 8px; } .votebox-results-metadata-p { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: -2px !important; } .outer_percentage { margin: 0px 10px; width: 90%; background-color: #ccc; float: left; height: 22px; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; top: -1px; max-width: 75px; } .inner_percentage { display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; height: 100%; } .inner_percentage.Democratic { background-color: #003388; } .inner_percentage.Republican { background-color: #db0000; } .inner_percentage.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; } .inner_percentage.Green { background-color: #6db24f; } .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { background-color: grey; } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { background-color: green; } .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for North Carolina Supreme Court</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Dietz">Richard Dietz</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Lucy_N._Inman">Lucy N. Inman</a> in the general election for North Carolina Supreme Court on November 8, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/rdietz.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Richard Dietz" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Dietz">Richard Dietz</a> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">52.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 52.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,965,840</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Lucy_N._Inman2.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Lucy N. Inman" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Lucy_N._Inman">Lucy N. Inman</a> (D) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Lucy_N._Inman#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">47.6</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 47.6%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,786,650</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/State_Board_Meeting_Docs/2022-11-29/Canvass%20-%20Unofficial%20Abstracts/State_Composite_Abstract_Report-Contest.pdf" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 3,752,490 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><p>The Democratic primary election was canceled. <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Lucy_N._Inman">Lucy N. Inman</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.</p><h4>Republican primary election</h4><p>The Republican primary election was canceled. <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Dietz">Richard Dietz</a> advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h5><span id="Seat_5:_Ervin.27s_seat"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Seat_5:_Ervin's_seat">Seat 5: Ervin's seat</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; 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text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for North Carolina Supreme Court</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Trey_Allen_(North_Carolina)">Trey Allen</a> defeated incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sam_Ervin_IV">Sam Ervin IV</a> in the general election for North Carolina Supreme Court on November 8, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Trey-Allen.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Trey Allen" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Trey_Allen_(North_Carolina)">Trey Allen</a> (R) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Trey_Allen_(North_Carolina)#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">52.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 52.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,957,440</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Sam_Ervin_IV_.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Sam Ervin IV" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sam_Ervin_IV">Sam Ervin IV</a></u></b> (D) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sam_Ervin_IV#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">47.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 47.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,792,873</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=1363" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 3,750,313 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><p>The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sam_Ervin_IV">Sam Ervin IV</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.</p><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for North Carolina Supreme Court</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Trey_Allen_(North_Carolina)">Trey Allen</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/April_C._Wood">April C. Wood</a> and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Victoria_Prince">Victoria Prince</a> in the Republican primary for North Carolina Supreme Court on May 17, 2022. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Trey-Allen.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Trey Allen" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Trey_Allen_(North_Carolina)">Trey Allen</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Trey_Allen_(North_Carolina)#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">55.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 55.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">385,124</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/aw.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of April C. Wood" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/April_C._Wood">April C. Wood</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">36.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 36.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">252,504</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Victoria_Prince">Victoria Prince</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">8.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 8.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">57,672</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/17/2022&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=0" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 695,300 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Justices_not_on_the_ballot">Justices not on the ballot</span></h4> <ul><li><a href="/Robin_Hudson" title="Robin Hudson">Robin Hudson</a> (D)</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020">2020</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court_elections,_2020" title="North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2020">North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2020</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The terms of three <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> justices expired on December 31, 2020. The three seats were up for <a href="/Partisan_election_of_judges" title="Partisan election of judges">partisan</a> election on November 3, 2020. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Candidates_and_election_results">Candidates and election results</span></h4> <h5><span id="Chief_justice:_Beasley.27s_seat"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Chief_justice:_Beasley's_seat">Chief justice: Beasley's seat</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; } .race_header.democratic { background-color: #003388; } .race_header.republican { background-color: #db0000; } .race_header.libertarian { background-color: #dac113; 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} .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { border: 1px solid #999; border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 50px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 50px; margin-right: 10px; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { width: 100% } .results_row.winner { background-color: #f4f4f4; } .non_result_row { color: #888; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } .non_result_row th { text-align: left !important; } .non_result_row div { display: inline-block; } .race_footer { display: block; margin: 8px auto; width: 50%; } .votebox-results-metadata { padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 16px; padding-top: 8px; } .votebox-results-metadata-p { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: -2px !important; } .outer_percentage { margin: 0px 10px; width: 90%; background-color: #ccc; float: left; height: 22px; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; top: -1px; max-width: 75px; } .inner_percentage { display: inline-block; position: absolute; 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} .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for North Carolina Supreme Court</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Martin_Newby">Paul Martin Newby</a> defeated incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Cheri_Beasley">Cheri Beasley</a> in the general election for North Carolina Supreme Court on November 3, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/PaulMartinNewby2.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Paul Martin Newby" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Martin_Newby">Paul Martin Newby</a> (R) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Martin_Newby#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">50.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 50.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,695,951</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Cheri_Beasley.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Cheri Beasley" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Cheri_Beasley">Cheri Beasley</a></u></b> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">50.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 50.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,695,550</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=1375" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 5,391,501 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><p>The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Cheri_Beasley">Cheri Beasley</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.</p><h4>Republican primary election</h4><p>The Republican primary election was canceled. <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Martin_Newby">Paul Martin Newby</a> advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h5><span id="Seat_2:_Newby.27s_seat"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Seat_2:_Newby's_seat">Seat 2: Newby's seat</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; 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} .results_row td { padding-bottom: 3px; padding-top: 3px; } .results_row td:first-child { padding-left: 8px; } .results_row { height: 56px; } .votebox-results-cell--check { color: #6db24f; font-size: 2em; } .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 300; } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 100; text-align: left; } .votebox-results-cell--number { text-align: center; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { border: 1px solid #999; border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 50px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 50px; margin-right: 10px; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { width: 100% } .results_row.winner { background-color: #f4f4f4; } .non_result_row { color: #888; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } .non_result_row th { text-align: left !important; } .non_result_row div { display: inline-block; } .race_footer { display: block; 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width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for North Carolina Supreme Court</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Phil_Berger_Jr.">Phil Berger Jr.</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Lucy_N._Inman">Lucy N. Inman</a> in the general election for North Carolina Supreme Court on November 3, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Philip-Berger.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Phil Berger Jr." /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Phil_Berger_Jr.">Phil Berger Jr.</a> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">50.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 50.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,723,704</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Lucy_N._Inman2.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Lucy N. Inman" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Lucy_N._Inman">Lucy N. Inman</a> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">49.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 49.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,652,187</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/State_Board_Meeting_Docs/2020-11-24/Canvass/State%20Composite%20Abstract%20Report%20-%20Contest.pdf" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 5,375,891 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><p>The Democratic primary election was canceled. <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Lucy_N._Inman">Lucy N. Inman</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.</p><h4>Republican primary election</h4><p>The Republican primary election was canceled. <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Phil_Berger_Jr.">Phil Berger Jr.</a> advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h5><span id="Seat_4:_Davis.27_seat"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Seat_4:_Davis'_seat">Seat 4: Davis' seat</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; 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padding-top: 3px; } .results_row td:first-child { padding-left: 8px; } .results_row { height: 56px; } .votebox-results-cell--check { color: #6db24f; font-size: 2em; } .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 300; } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 100; text-align: left; } .votebox-results-cell--number { text-align: center; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { border: 1px solid #999; border-radius: 50%; display: block; height: 50px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 50px; margin-right: 10px; } .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { width: 100% } .results_row.winner { background-color: #f4f4f4; } .non_result_row { color: #888; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } .non_result_row th { text-align: left !important; } .non_result_row div { display: inline-block; } .race_footer { display: block; margin: 8px auto; width: 50%; } .votebox-results-metadata { padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 16px; padding-top: 8px; } .votebox-results-metadata-p { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: -2px !important; } .outer_percentage { margin: 0px 10px; width: 90%; background-color: #ccc; float: left; height: 22px; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; top: -1px; max-width: 75px; } .inner_percentage { display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; height: 100%; } .inner_percentage.Democratic { background-color: #003388; } .inner_percentage.Republican { background-color: #db0000; } .inner_percentage.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; } .inner_percentage.Green { background-color: #6db24f; } .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { background-color: grey; } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { background-color: green; } .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for North Carolina Supreme Court</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tamara_Barringer">Tamara Barringer</a> defeated incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Davis_(North_Carolina)">Mark A. Davis</a> in the general election for North Carolina Supreme Court on November 3, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Tamara_Barringer.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Tamara Barringer" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tamara_Barringer">Tamara Barringer</a> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">51.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 51.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,746,362</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Mark-A-Davis.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Mark A. Davis" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Davis_(North_Carolina)">Mark A. Davis</a></u></b> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">48.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 48.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,616,265</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/State_Board_Meeting_Docs/2020-11-24/Canvass/State%20Composite%20Abstract%20Report%20-%20Contest.pdf" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 5,362,627 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><p>The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Davis_(North_Carolina)">Mark A. Davis</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.</p><h4>Republican primary election</h4><p>The Republican primary election was canceled. <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tamara_Barringer">Tamara Barringer</a> advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018">2018</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court_elections,_2018" title="North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2018">North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2018</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The term of one North Carolina Supreme Court justice expired on December 31, 2018. Incumbent <a href="/Barbara_Jackson" title="Barbara Jackson">Barbara Jackson</a> (R) stood for <a href="/Partisan_election_of_judges" title="Partisan election of judges">partisan election</a> on November 6, 2018. <a href="/Anita_Earls" title="Anita Earls">Anita Earls</a> (D) defeated Jackson and <a href="/Chris_Anglin" title="Chris Anglin">Chris Anglin</a> (R) to win the position. <br /> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Candidates_and_results_3">Candidates and results</span></h4> <h5><span id="Seat_1:_Jackson.27s_seat"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Seat_1:_Jackson's_seat">Seat 1: Jackson's seat</span></h5> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; 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The results have been certified. <a href="https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=0" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 3,657,767<br />(100.00% precincts reporting) </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><ul class="nav nav-stacked panel-group" id="headertabs-ul"><li class="panel"><a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#headertabs-ul" href="#tab1" style="background:#eee;">Election history, 2008-2016 (click to expand)</a><div id="tab1" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court_elections,_2016" title="North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2016">North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>In June 2015, Gov. <a href="/Pat_McCrory" title="Pat McCrory">Pat McCrory</a> (R) signed into law a bill requiring sitting justices on the <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> to seek re-election in <a href="/Retention_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Retention elections">retention elections</a> rather than in <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan competitive elections</a>, effective in 2016. The law specified that for a sitting justice to be re-elected, he or she must receive at least 50% "yes" votes in a yes-no retention election.<sup id="cite_ref-retent_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retent-14">[14]</a></sup> </p><p>In March 2016, however, a three-judge panel of <a href="/Third_Division_of_the_Superior_Court,_North_Carolina" title="Third Division of the Superior Court, North Carolina">Wake County Superior Court</a> judges ruled this law unconstitutional, stating that "a retention election is not an 'election' for the office of supreme court justice as required by the constitution."<sup id="cite_ref-BallotAccess_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BallotAccess-15">[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution-16">[16]</a></sup> </p><p>The state appealed the ruling to the North Carolina Supreme Court.<sup id="cite_ref-Observer_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Observer-17">[17]</a></sup> On April 13, 2016, the court heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of the retention election law. Justice <a href="/Robert_H._Edmunds_Jr." title="Robert H. Edmunds Jr.">Robert H. Edmunds Jr.</a> was recused from hearing the case, as he planned to seek re-election in 2016. On May 6, the remaining justices split 3-3 on the question, and therefore the lower court's ruling, overturning the law, was upheld.<sup id="cite_ref-Hastings_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hastings-18">[18]</a></sup> </p><p><a href="/North_Carolina_judicial_elections,_2016" title="North Carolina judicial elections, 2016">Three challengers</a> filed to run in a contested election against Edmunds, including attorney <a href="/Sabra_Jean_Faires" title="Sabra Jean Faires">Sabra Faires</a>, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. Because there were more than two candidates, a primary election was required. North Carolina's regularly scheduled primary was held March 15, in the wake of the ruling striking down the retention law and before any provision could be made for a contested judicial election. The state elections board set a special primary for June 7. Edmunds and challenger <a href="/Michael_R._Morgan" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael R. Morgan">Michael R. Morgan</a> finished first and second, respectively, of the four candidates. Morgan defeated Edmunds in the November 8 general election. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="November_8_general_election">November 8 general election</span></h4> <div><a href="/Michael_R._Morgan" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael R. Morgan">Michael R. Morgan</a> defeated incumbent <a href="/Robert_H._Edmunds,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Robert H. Edmunds, Jr.">Robert H. Edmunds, Jr.</a> in the general election for the North Carolina Supreme Court, Seat 2.</div><table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color: #444;text-align:center" colspan="3"><b>North Carolina Supreme Court, Seat 2, 2016</b></th> </tr> <tr><td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a href="/Michael_R._Morgan" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael R. Morgan">Michael R. Morgan</a></b> <small></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">54.47%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,157,927</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Robert_H._Edmunds,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Robert H. Edmunds, Jr.">Robert H. Edmunds, Jr.</a> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">45.53%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,803,425</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b> <i>(2,704 of 2,704: 100%)</i></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>3,961,352</b></td></tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=1393">North Carolina State Board of Elections Official Results</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="June_7_primary">June 7 primary</span></h4> <table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color: #444;text-align:center" colspan="3"><b>North Carolina Supreme Court Primary, Seat 2, 2016</b></th> </tr> <tr><td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a href="/Robert_H._Edmunds,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Robert H. Edmunds, Jr.">Robert H. Edmunds, Jr.</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">48.01%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">235,405</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a href="/Michael_R._Morgan" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael R. Morgan">Michael R. Morgan</a></b> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">34.36%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">168,498</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Sabra_Jean_Faires" title="Sabra Jean Faires">Sabra Jean Faires</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">12.04%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">59,040</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Daniel_G._Robertson" title="Daniel G. Robertson">Daniel G. Robertson</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">5.59%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">27,401</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b> <i>(2710 of 2710 precincts reporting: 100%)</i></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>490,344</b></td></tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=06/07/2016&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=1040">North Carolina State Board of Elections Official Results</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h3> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court_elections,_2014" title="North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2014">North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2014</a></i></dd></dl> <b>Chief Justice</b><table width="600px" class="sortable" style="text-align:center;"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#2c5285" style="color:white;"><th>Candidate</th><th>Incumbency</th><th>Primary Vote</th><th>Election Vote</th></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Martin</span><a href="/Mark_Martin_(North_Carolina)" title="Mark Martin (North Carolina)">Mark Martin (North Carolina)</a><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>72.2%   <a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Lewis</span><a href="/Ola_M._Lewis" title="Ola M. Lewis">Ola M. Lewis</a> </td><td>No</td><td></td><td>27.8%   <a href="/Portal:Elections" title="Portal:Elections"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/16px-Red_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/24px-Red_x.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/32px-Red_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">D</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <b>Hudson Seat</b><table width="600px" class="sortable" style="text-align:center;"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#2c5285" style="color:white;"><th>Candidate</th><th>Incumbency</th><th>Primary Vote</th><th>Election Vote</th></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Doran</span><a href="/Jeanette_Kathleen_Doran" title="Jeanette Kathleen Doran">Jeanette Kathleen Doran</a> </td><td>No</td><td>20.9%</td><td bgcolor="black"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Hudson</span><a href="/Robin_Hudson" title="Robin Hudson">Robin Hudson</a><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>Yes</td><td>42.5%<a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>52.5%   <a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Levinson</span><a href="/Eric_L._Levinson" title="Eric L. Levinson">Eric L. Levinson</a> </td><td>No</td><td>36.6%<a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>47.5%   <a href="/Portal:Elections" title="Portal:Elections"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/16px-Red_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/24px-Red_x.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/32px-Red_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">D</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <b>Martin Seat</b><table width="600px" class="sortable" style="text-align:center;"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#2c5285" style="color:white;"><th>Candidate</th><th>Incumbency</th><th>Primary Vote</th><th>Election Vote</th></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Hunter</span><a href="/Robert_N._Hunter,_Jr." title="Robert N. Hunter, Jr.">Robert N. Hunter, Jr.</a> </td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>47.4%   <a href="/Portal:Elections" title="Portal:Elections"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/16px-Red_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/24px-Red_x.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/32px-Red_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">D</span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Ervin</span><a href="/Sam_Ervin" class="mw-redirect" title="Sam Ervin">Sam Ervin</a><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>No</td><td></td><td>52.6%   <a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <b>Beasley Seat</b><table width="600px" class="sortable" style="text-align:center;"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#2c5285" style="color:white;"><th>Candidate</th><th>Incumbency</th><th>Primary Vote</th><th>Election Vote</th></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Beasley</span><a href="/Cheri_Beasley" title="Cheri Beasley">Cheri Beasley</a><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>50.1%   <a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Robinson</span><a href="/Michael_L._Robinson" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael L. Robinson">Michael L. Robinson</a> </td><td>No</td><td></td><td>49.9%   <a href="/Portal:Elections" title="Portal:Elections"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/16px-Red_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/24px-Red_x.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/32px-Red_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><span style="display:none;">D</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Carolina_judicial_elections,_2012" title="North Carolina judicial elections, 2012">North Carolina judicial elections, 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <table width="600px" class="sortable" style="text-align:center;"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#2c5285" style="color:white;"><th>Candidate</th><th>Incumbency</th><th>Election Vote</th></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Newby</span><a href="/Paul_Martin_Newby" title="Paul Martin Newby">Paul Martin Newby</a>   <a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="18" height="18" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td><td>Yes</td><td>51.9%   <a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="18" height="18" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Ervin</span><a href="/Sam_Ervin" class="mw-redirect" title="Sam Ervin">Sam Ervin</a>    </td><td>No</td><td>48.1%   <a href="/File:/Red_x.svg" class="image" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/16px-Red_x.svg.png" width="16" height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">A</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2010">2010</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_supreme_court_elections,_2010" title="State supreme court elections, 2010">State supreme court elections, 2010</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><a href="/Barbara_Jackson" title="Barbara Jackson">Barbara Jackson</a> defeated <a href="/Robert_C._Hunter" title="Robert C. Hunter">Robert C. Hunter</a> with 51.9% of the vote. Incumbent <a href="/Edward_Thomas_Brady" title="Edward Thomas Brady">Edward Thomas Brady</a> did not run for re-election. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white;"> <th colspan="5">Supreme Court of North Carolina <br /> 2010 General election results </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white; align="> <th colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidates </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Votes </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Barbara Jackson</b> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> </td> <td align="right"><b>1,043,850</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>51.9%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Robert C. Hunter </td> <td align="right">969,019 </td> <td align="center">48.1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2008">2008</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_Supreme_Court_elections,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="State Supreme Court elections, 2008">State Supreme Court elections, 2008</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Incumbent <a href="/Robert_Edmunds" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Edmunds">Robert Edmunds</a> defeated challenger <a href="/Suzanne_Reynolds" title="Suzanne Reynolds">Suzanne Reynolds</a>. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white;"> <th colspan="5">Supreme Court of North Carolina <br /> 2008 General election results </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#2c5285; color: white; align="> <th colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidates </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Votes </th> <th style="width: 7em" align="center">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Robert Edmunds</b> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> </td> <td align="right"><b>1,577,419</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>51.0%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Suzanne Reynolds </td> <td align="right">1,515,345 </td> <td align="center">49.0% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p></div></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Caseloads">Caseloads</span></h2> <p>The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.<sup id="cite_ref-caseloads_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-caseloads-19">[19]</a></sup> </p> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white; font=bold;"><i>North Carolina Supreme Court caseload data</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;">Year </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;">Filings </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;">Dispositions </th></tr> <tr> <td>2020-2021</td> <td>634</td> <td>371 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019-20</td> <td>671</td> <td>560 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018-19</td> <td>728</td> <td>586 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017-18</td> <td>655</td> <td>631 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016-17</td> <td>646</td> <td>607 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015-16</td> <td>678</td> <td>666 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014-15</td> <td>676</td> <td>676 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013-14</td> <td>730</td> <td>733 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012-13</td> <td>771</td> <td>779 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011-12</td> <td>744</td> <td>688 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010-11</td> <td>762</td> <td>727 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009-10</td> <td>769</td> <td>753 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008-09</td> <td>736</td> <td>736 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007-08</td> <td>773</td> <td>794 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006-07</td> <td>785</td> <td>744 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Analysis">Analysis</span></h2> <h3><span id="Ballotpedia_Courts:_Determiners_and_Dissenters_.282021.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Ballotpedia_Courts:_Determiners_and_Dissenters_(2021)">Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters (2021)</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ballotpedia_Courts:_Determiners_and_Dissenters" title="Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters">Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><img alt="Ballotpedia Courts Determiners and Dissenters navigation ad.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/b/bb/Ballotpedia_Courts_Determiners_and_Dissenters_navigation_ad.png" decoding="async" width="3420" height="429" data-file-width="3420" data-file-height="429" /> In 2020, Ballotpedia published <i><a href="/Ballotpedia_Courts:_Determiners_and_Dissenters" title="Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters">Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters</a></i>, a study on how state supreme court justices decided the cases that came before them. Our goal was to determine which justices ruled together most often, which frequently dissented, and which courts featured the most unanimous or contentious decisions. </p><p>The study tracked the position taken by each state supreme court justice in every case they decided in 2020, then tallied the number of times the justices on the court ruled together. We identified the following types of justices: </p> <ul><li>We considered two justices <i><b>opinion partners</b></i> if they frequently concurred or dissented together throughout the year.</li> <li>We considered justices a <i><b>dissenting minority</b></i> if they frequently opposed decisions together as a -1 minority.</li> <li>We considered a group of justices a <i><b>determining majority</b></i> if they frequently determined cases by a +1 majority throughout the year.</li> <li>We considered a justice a <i><b>lone dissenter</b></i> if he or she frequently dissented alone in cases throughout the year.</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Summary_of_cases_decided_in_2020">Summary of cases decided in 2020</span></h4> <ul><li>Number of justices: 7</li> <li>Number of cases: 179</li> <li>Percentage of cases with a unanimous ruling: 66.5% (119)</li> <li>Justice most often writing the majority opinion: Ervin (28)</li> <li>Per curiam decisions: 18</li> <li>Concurring opinions: 7</li> <li>Justice with most concurring opinions: Ervin (2)</li> <li>Dissenting opinions: 51</li> <li>Justice with most dissenting opinions: Newby (26)</li></ul> <p>For the study's full set of findings in North Carolina, click <a href="/Ballotpedia_Courts:_Determiners_and_Dissenters/North_Carolina" title="Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters/North Carolina">here</a>. </p> <h3><span id="Ballotpedia_Courts:_State_Partisanship_.282020.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Ballotpedia_Courts:_State_Partisanship_(2020)">Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship (2020)</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ballotpedia_Courts:_State_Partisanship" title="Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship">Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><img alt="Ballotpedia Courts State Partisanship navigation ad.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/b/b6/Ballotpedia_Courts_State_Partisanship_navigation_ad.png" decoding="async" width="3420" height="429" data-file-width="3420" data-file-height="429" /> <i>Last updated: June 15, 2020</i> </p><p>In 2020, Ballotpedia published <i><a href="/Ballotpedia_Courts:_State_Partisanship" title="Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship">Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship</a></i>, a study examining the partisan affiliation of all state supreme court justices in the country as of June 15, 2020. </p><p>The study presented <i>Confidence Scores</i> that represented our confidence in each justice's degree of partisan affiliation, based on a variety of factors. This was not a measure of where a justice fell on the political or ideological spectrum, but rather a measure of how much confidence we had that a justice was or had been affiliated with a political party. To arrive at confidence scores we analyzed each justice's past partisan activity by collecting data on campaign finance, past political positions, party registration history, as well as other factors. The five categories of <i>Confidence Scores</i> were: </p> <ul><li>Strong Democrat</li> <li>Mild Democrat</li> <li>Indeterminate<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup></li> <li>Mild Republican</li> <li>Strong Republican</li></ul> <p>We used the Confidence Scores of each justice to develop a Court Balance Score, which attempted to show the balance among justices with Democratic, Republican, and Indeterminate Confidence Scores on a court. Courts with higher positive Court Balance Scores included justices with higher Republican Confidence Scores, while courts with lower negative Court Balance Scores included justices with higher Democratic Confidence Scores. Courts closest to zero either had justices with conflicting partisanship or justices with Indeterminate Confidence Scores.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> </p><p>North Carolina had a Court Balance Score of <b>-8.86</b>, indicating <b>Democrat control</b> of the court. In total, the study found that there were 15 states with Democrat-controlled courts, 27 states with Republican-controlled courts, and eight states with Split courts. The map below shows the court balance score of each state. </p> <div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><img alt="SSC by state.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/7/75/SSC_by_state.png/600px-SSC_by_state.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="410" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/7/75/SSC_by_state.png/900px-SSC_by_state.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/7/75/SSC_by_state.png 2x" data-file-width="998" data-file-height="682" /></div></div> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span id="Bonica_and_Woodruff_campaign_finance_scores_.282012.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Bonica_and_Woodruff_campaign_finance_scores_(2012)">Bonica and Woodruff campaign finance scores (2012)</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Bonica_and_Woodruff_campaign_finance_scores_of_state_supreme_court_justices,_2012" title="Bonica and Woodruff campaign finance scores of state supreme court justices, 2012">Bonica and Woodruff campaign finance scores of state supreme court justices, 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan outlook of state supreme court justices in their paper, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns." A score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology while scores below 0 were more liberal. The state Supreme Court of <a href="/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> was given a campaign finance score (CFscore), which was calculated for judges in October 2012. At that time, <a href="/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> received a score of <b>-0.01</b>. Based on the justices selected, <b><a href="/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> was the 25th most liberal court</b>. The study was based on data from campaign contributions by judges themselves, the partisan leaning of contributors to the judges, or—in the absence of elections—the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice but rather an academic gauge of various factors.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Noteworthy_cases"><a href="/Noteworthy_cases_coverage_at_Ballotpedia" title="Noteworthy cases coverage at Ballotpedia">Noteworthy cases</a></span></h2> <p>The following are noteworthy cases heard before the North Carolina Supreme Court. For a full list of opinions published by the court, click <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://appellate.nccourts.org/opinion-filings/?c=sc">here</a>. Know of a case we should cover here? Let us know by <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org">emailing us</a>. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Moore_v._Harper"><i>Moore v. Harper</i></span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also <a href="/Moore_v._Harper" title="Moore v. Harper">Moore v. Harper</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><i>Moore v. Harper</i> was a lawsuit filed in the <a href="/North_Carolina_Superior_Courts" title="North Carolina Superior Courts">Wake County Superior Court</a> in November 2021 in response to North Carolina's <a href="/Redistricting_in_North_Carolina_after_the_2020_census" title="Redistricting in North Carolina after the 2020 census">redistricting after the 2020 census</a>. </p><p>On Nov. 16, 2021, the North Carolina <a href="/League_of_Conservation_Voters" title="League of Conservation Voters">League of Conservation Voters</a> filed a lawsuit before the Wake County Superior Court challenging the validity of the state's enacted legislative and congressional maps. In the suit, plaintiffs said "this suit is about harnessing the power of mathematics and computer science to identify and remedy the severe constitutional flaws in the redistricting maps recently enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly," and that the enacted maps " create (and intentionally create) a severe partisan gerrymander" and "dilute the voting power of North Carolina’s black citizens."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup> The plaintiffs asked the court "to set aside the unlawful Enacted Plans and, as interim relief, to enjoin the use of the Enacted Plans in the 2022 primary and general elections" and to require the <a href="/North_Carolina_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina State Legislature">North Carolina State Legislature</a> to draw new maps. </p><p>On Dec. 8, the <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> issued a joint ruling in this case and <i>Harper v. Lewis</i> delaying the state's 2022 candidate filing period and primary elections.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup> This was the fourth in a series of rulings on the issue. Initially, the Wake County Superior Court denied the request to delay the filing period and election on Dec. 3.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup> The North Carolina Court of Appeals then issued a stay on Dec. 6 granting the plaintiffs' request, then issued a second ruling on Dec. 6 reversing its decision.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> </p><p>On Jan. 11, 2022, the Wake County Superior Court ruled in support of the new maps.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> In its opinion, the three-judge panel said: "All of Plaintiffs' claims in these lawsuits, in essence, stem from the basic argument that the 2021 redistricting maps passed by the North Carolina General Assembly are unconstitutional under the North Carolina Constitution. We have taken great lengths to examine that document. At the end of the day, after carefully and fully conducting our analysis, it is clear that Plaintiffs’ claims must fail."<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup> </p><p>On Feb. 4, the <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> ruled that the congressional and legislative maps were unconstitutional, and ordered the maps be redrawn. The ruling established a Feb. 18 deadline for the <a href="/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina General Assembly">North Carolina General Assembly</a> and intervenors in the lawsuit to submit new maps to a trial court, which would then adopt a new set of maps by Feb. 23. Challenges to the new maps would also need to be filed by Feb. 23.<sup id="cite_ref-ruling_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ruling-30">[30]</a></sup> </p><p>Justice <a href="/Robin_Hudson" title="Robin Hudson">Robin Hudson</a> wrote in the ruling that the maps were "unconstitutional beyond a reasonable doubt under the free elections clause, the equal protection clause, the free speech clause, and the freedom of assembly clause of the North Carolina Constitution." Chief Justice <a href="/Paul_Newby" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Newby">Paul Newby</a> dissented, writing : "I dissent from the decision of the Court which violates separation of powers by effectively placing responsibility for redistricting with the judicial branch, not the legislative branch as expressly provided in our constitution."<sup id="cite_ref-ruling_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ruling-30">[30]</a></sup> </p><p>On Feb. 15, the Wake County Superior Court appointed three former judges to act as redistricting special masters: former Superior Court Judge Tom Ross, a Democrat, former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr, an independent, and former state Supreme Court Justice <a href="/Bob_Edmunds" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Edmunds">Bob Edmunds</a>, a Republican.<sup id="cite_ref-special_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-special-31">[31]</a></sup> </p><p>On Feb. 23, the Wake County Superior Court ruled to approve state legislative maps redrawn by the <a href="/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina General Assembly">North Carolina General Assembly</a>. The court struck down the Assembly's redrawn congressional map and instead enacted a map drawn by the redistricting special masters.<sup id="cite_ref-rem_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rem-32">[32]</a></sup> </p><p>On March 17, 2022, Speaker of the <a href="/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">North Carolina House of Representatives</a> <a href="/Timothy_K._Moore" title="Timothy K. Moore">Timothy K. Moore</a> (R) filed a petition for a <i><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>A court's written order commanding the recipient to either do or refrain from doing a specified act. </p>">writ</span></i> of <i><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>Latin for 'to be more fully informed.' It is an 'order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case it will hear on appeal.'&lt;ref&gt;<a target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener' class='external text' href='https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/understanding-federal-courts.pdf'><i>Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts</i>, 'Understanding the Federal Courts,' accessed May 23, 2019</a>&lt;/ref&gt; </p>">certiorari</span></i> to the <a href="/United_States_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Supreme Court">U.S. Supreme Court</a>, which granted review on June 30, 2022. Oral argument in <a href="/Moore_v._Harper" title="Moore v. Harper"><i>Moore v. Harper</i></a> took place before SCOTUS on December 7, 2022. </p><p>On December 16, 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued an opinion affirming the February 2022 decision of the Wake County Superior Court that rejected the remedial congressional redistricting plan that the General Assembly adopted (RCP) and adopted the Modified remedial congressional redistricting plan (Modified RCP) that the court-appointed special masters developed.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup> </p><p>On January 20, 2023, the North Carolina legislature petitioned the <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> to rehear <i>Moore v. Harper,</i> and on February 3, 2023, the state supreme court voted to re-hear the case on March 14, 2023. As a result of the 2022 elections, the court flipped from a 4-3 Democratic majority to a 5-2 Republican majority.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup> On March 14, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court re-heard oral argument in Moore v. Harper. </p><p>On June 27, 2023, in a 6-3 opinion, the court held that it had jurisdiction to rule in the case, regardless of whether the <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> reversed its original decision (referred to as <i>Harper I</i>) that the state's congressional district boundaries violated the state constitution.<sup id="cite_ref-ruling27_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ruling27-36">[36]</a></sup> The court's opinion stated, "This Court has jurisdiction to review the judgment of the North Carolina Supreme Court in <i>Harper I</i> that adjudicated the Federal Elections Clause issue...The North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision to withdraw <i>Harper II</i> and overrule <i>Harper I</i> does not moot this case."<sup id="cite_ref-ruling27_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ruling27-36">[36]</a></sup> </p><p>The court also <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span> the initial decision of the <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> which overturned the state's 2021 congressional map, holding that "State courts retain the authority to apply state constitutional restraints when legislatures act under the power conferred upon them by the Elections Clause."<sup id="cite_ref-ruling27_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ruling27-36">[36]</a></sup> Although the state supreme court later reversed its decision, the court upheld the state court's authority to decide whether the district boundaries complied with state law. Chief Justice <a href="/John_Roberts_(Supreme_Court)" title="John Roberts (Supreme Court)">John Roberts</a> delivered the majority opinion of the court.<sup id="cite_ref-ruling27_36-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ruling27-36">[36]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Dickson_v._Rucho"><i>Dickson v. Rucho</i></span></h3> <p><i>Dickson v. Rucho</i> was a lawsuit filed in the <a href="/North_Carolina_Superior_Courts" title="North Carolina Superior Courts">Wake County Superior Court</a> in November 2011 in response to North Carolina's <a href="/Redistricting_in_North_Carolina#Redistricting_after_the_2010_census" title="Redistricting in North Carolina">redistricting after the 2010 census</a>. The plaintiffs alleged that certain districts were <a href="/Unconstitutional_racial_gerrymandering" title="Unconstitutional racial gerrymandering">unconstitutionally racially gerrymandered</a>. A three-judge panel of the superior court upheld the redistricting plan in July 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-wakecounty_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wakecounty-37">[37]</a></sup> </p><p>In December 2014, the North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the superior court's decision, concluding, "We agree with the unanimous three-judge panel that the General Assembly’s enacted plans do not violate plaintiffs’ constitutional rights. We hold that the enacted House and Senate plans satisfy state and federal constitutional and statutory requirements."<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup> </p><p>The case was appealed to the <a href="/U.S._Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Supreme Court">U.S. Supreme Court</a>. On April 20, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the North Carolina Supreme Court's judgment and remanded the case back to the state supreme court. The U.S. Supreme Court instructed the North Carolina Supreme Court to review the case in light of its decision in another redistricting case, <i><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/13-895_o7jq.pdf">Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama</a></i> (2015).<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a></sup> </p><p>On December 18, 2015, the North Carolina Supreme Court concluded, "We hold ... that the three-judge panel’s decision fully complies with the Supreme Court’s decision in <i>Alabama</i>. Accordingly, we reaffirm the three-judge panel’s Judgment and Memorandum of Decision."<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></sup> </p><p>This ruling was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2016. On May 30, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the state supreme court's judgment and remanded the case in light of its ruling in <i><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-1262_db8e.pdf">Cooper v. Harris</a></i> (2017).<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a></sup> The North Carolina Supreme Court remanded the case to the Wake County Superior Court to "determine whether (1) in light of <i>Cooper v. Harris</i> and <i>North Carolina v. Covington</i>, a controversy exists or if this matter is moot in whole or in part; (2) there are other remaining collateral state and/or federal issues that require resolution; and (3) other relief may be proper."<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a></sup> </p><p>On February 11, 2018, the same three-judge Wake County Superior Court panel concluded that "the doctrine of mootness and judicial economy dictate that this litigation be declared to be concluded. The legislative and congressional maps now under consideration in federal courts are not the product of the 2011 redistricting legislation considered by this trial court, but rather the product of later acts of the General Assembly. ... The 2011 Redistricting Plans no longer exist. ... While Plaintiffs are certainly not foreclosed from seeking redress in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina for state constitutional claims that may become apparent in the 2016 and 2017 redistricting plans, those claims ought best be asserted in new litigation."<sup id="cite_ref-wakecounty_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wakecounty-37">[37]</a></sup> </p><p>The case was ultimately dismissed by the North Carolina Supreme Court in January 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Ethics">Ethics</span></h2> <p>The <b>North Carolina Code of Judicial Conduct</b> sets forth ethical guidelines and principles for the conduct of judges and judicial candidates in <a href="/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>. It is composed of seven canons: </p> <ul><li><b>Canon 1:</b> "A judge should uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary."</li> <li><b>Canon 2:</b> "A judge should avoid impropriety in all the judge’s activities."</li> <li><b>Canon 3:</b> Titled "A judge should perform the duties of the judge’s office impartially and diligently," outlines the responsibilities of judges and when they should disqualify themselves from a case.</li> <li><b>Canon 4:</b> "A judge may participate in cultural or historical activities or engage in activities concerning the legal, economic, educational, or governmental system, or the administration of justice."</li> <li><b>Canon 5:</b> "A judge should regulate the judge’s extra-judicial activities to ensure that they do not prevent the judge from carrying out the judge’s judicial duties." In part, this canon notes that a judge should not practice law.</li> <li><b>Canon 6:</b> "A judge should regularly file reports of compensation received for quasi-judicial and extra-judicial activities."</li> <li><b>Canon 7:</b> Describes what political activity is permissible: "A judge may engage in political activity consistent with the judge’s status as a public official."<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a></sup></li></ul> <p>The full text of the <b>North Carolina Code of Judicial Conduct</b> can be found <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North-Carolina-Code-of-Judicial-Conduct-Codified-12-February-2020.pdf?VersionId=u7FrRKrvuqPnPMCpZSQ.M19iDBvuV2OS?u7FrRKrvuqPnPMCpZSQ.M19iDBvuV2OS">here</a>. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Removal_of_judges">Removal of judges</span></h3> <p>Judges in <a href="/Courts_in_North_Carolina" title="Courts in North Carolina">North Carolina</a> may be removed in one of three ways: </p> <ul><li>Impeachment by the <a href="/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">house of representatives</a> and conviction by a two-thirds vote of the <a href="/North_Carolina_State_Senate" title="North Carolina State Senate">senate</a>.</li> <li>In case of mental or physical incapacity, by joint resolution of two thirds of the members of each house of the <a href="/General_Assembly_of_North_Carolina" title="General Assembly of North Carolina">general assembly</a>.</li> <li>By the <a href="/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">supreme court</a>, on the recommendation of the <a href="/North_Carolina_Judicial_Standards_Commission" title="North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission">judicial standards commission</a>. (The supreme court may choose to merely censure the judge.)<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a></sup></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="History_of_the_court">History of the court</span></h2> <p>Some of the earliest courts in North Carolina served under British rule in the late 1600s, when King Charles II of Great Britain gave eight noblemen authority over the Carolinas, and authorized them to create provincial courts. Appeals from these courts were heard by courts in England until the revolution. A general court that served as a trial court was established in North Carolina by the governor of Albemarle in 1680.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a></sup> </p><p>North Carolina's <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/nc07.asp">1776 statehood constitution</a> created a supreme court with three judges serving for life, with good behavior. Judges were appointed by the general assembly through joint ballots. The court did not have appellate jurisdiction, but instead served as a trial court, thus functioning as a superior court with three circuit court judges, rather than a supreme court.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a></sup> </p><p>Beginning in 1799 three superior court judges were required to meet twice yearly in Raleigh to resolve conflicting rulings as the "court of conference." In 1805, this court became the state's supreme court. It was given jurisdiction to hear appeals in 1810. In 1818 the legislature clarified that the supreme court was primarily for appeals, while superior circuit courts were for trials and other matters of original jurisdiction. Justices were appointed by the general assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a></sup> </p><p>The state's <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/56196">Reconstruction constitution of 1868</a> provided for a chief justice and four associate justices. The judges were called justices for the first time. Justices were elected by voters, instead of appointed, for eight-year terms. A 1936 constitutional amendment, the <a href="/North_Carolina_Number_of_Supreme_Court_Justices_Amendment_(1936)" title="North Carolina Number of Supreme Court Justices Amendment (1936)">North Carolina Number of Supreme Court Justices Amendment (1936)</a> authorized the legislature to increase the number of associate justices from four to six. In 1937 the legislature appointed two more justices, bringing the number of justices to seven, where it has remained.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a></sup> </p><p>In 1962 North Carolina voters passed the <a href="/North_Carolina_Judiciary_Organization_Amendment_(1962)" title="North Carolina Judiciary Organization Amendment (1962)">North Carolina Judiciary Organization Amendment (1962)</a> that substantially reformed the judiciary. It was a result of the 1955-1963 study by the <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nccourts.gov/commissions/north-carolina-commission-on-the-administration-of-law-and-justice/about-nccalj">"Bell Commission,"</a> led by <a href="/J._Spencer_Bell" title="J. Spencer Bell">J. Spencer Bell</a> that provided for a unified court system, with uniform jurisdiction throughout the state. It centralized administration and budgeting with the state and created the <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nccourts.gov/about/nc-administrative-office-of-the-courts">administrative office of the courts</a> under the chief justice. The report also resulted in the creation of the court of appeals in 1967 by the state general assembly. Prior to its creation, cases could be appealed from the superior court directly to the supreme court, taking up a considerable amount of the supreme court's time. This court was created to help relieve that burden.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a></sup> </p><p>The state's 1971 constitution made no substantive changes to the judiciary since it had just gone through the major reforms a few years earlier. Justices are elected in statewide partisan elections. The general assembly is authorized to increase the size of the supreme court by two justices if it chooses.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Notable_firsts">Notable firsts</span></h3> <p>Susie Sharp was the first woman to serve as chief justice of the court. She began serving on the court in 1962 and held the position of chief justice between January 1975 and July 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-society_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-society-55">[55]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Courts_in_North_Carolina">Courts in North Carolina</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Courts_in_North_Carolina" title="Courts in North Carolina">Courts in North Carolina</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>In <b>North Carolina</b>, there are three federal district courts, a state supreme court, a state court of appeals, and trial courts with both general and subject matter jurisdiction. </p><p>Click a link for information about that court type. </p> <ul><li><a href="/Courts_in_North_Carolina#Federal_courts" title="Courts in North Carolina">Federal courts</a></li> <li><a href="/Courts_in_North_Carolina#State_supreme_court" title="Courts in North Carolina">State supreme court</a></li> <li><a href="/Courts_in_North_Carolina#State_court_of_appeals" title="Courts in North Carolina">State court of appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/Courts_in_North_Carolina#Trial_courts" title="Courts in North Carolina">Trial courts</a></li> <li><a href="/Courts_in_North_Carolina#Special_courts" title="Courts in North Carolina">Special courts</a></li></ul> <p>The image below depicts the flow of cases through North Carolina's state court system. Cases typically originate in the trial courts and can be appealed to courts higher up in the system. </p> <div class="center"><div class="thumb tnone"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:402px;"><a href="/File:North_Carolina_State_Court_Flow_Chart.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/7/74/North_Carolina_State_Court_Flow_Chart.png/400px-North_Carolina_State_Court_Flow_Chart.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="309" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/7/74/North_Carolina_State_Court_Flow_Chart.png 1.5x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="464" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:North_Carolina_State_Court_Flow_Chart.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>The structure of North Carolina's state court system.</div></div></div></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Party_control_of_North_Carolina_state_government">Party control of North Carolina state government</span></h2><p> A <b><a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">state government trifecta</a></b> is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. A state supreme court plays a role in the checks and balances system of a state government. </p><p>North Carolina has a divided government where neither party holds a <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_government_trifectas">trifecta</a>. The Democratic Party controls the office of governor, while the Republican Party controls both chambers of the state legislature.</p> <center> <p><big><b>North Carolina Party Control: 1992-2024</b></big><br /> <small><b><span style="color:blue">Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas</span>  •  <span style="color:crimson">Four years of Republican trifectas</span></b></small> <br /><small><i>Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.</i></small> </p> <div style="overflow-x: auto;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:auto; text-align:center; clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">Year </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">92 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">93 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">94 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">95 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; 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links</span></h2> <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nccourts.gov/">North Carolina Judicial Branch</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nccourts.gov/courts/supreme-court">North Carolina Judicial Branch | Supreme Court</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://appellate.nccourts.org/opinion-filings/?c=sc">North Carolina Judicial Branch | Supreme Court Opinions</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns" style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nccourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/history-of-the-justice-building"><i>North Carolina Judicial Branch</i>, "History of the Justice Building," accessed September 20, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/North-Carolina-Rules-of-Appellate-Procedure-Codified-14-January-2021.pdf?Vx4Oe1LcsegFKAWU_IKHqxCOExzUDNTP"><i>North Carolina Judicial Branch</i>, "North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure," January 14, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nc.gov/your-government/judicial"><i>nc.gov</i>,"Judicial Branch," accessed June 23, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/ByArticle/Chapter_62/Article_5.pdf"><i>North Carolina Legislature</i>,"Article 5. Review and Enforcement of Orders," accessed June 23, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-north-carolina-state-constitution-9780199915149?cc=us&lang=en&"><i>Oxford University Press</i>,"The North Carolina State Constitution," accessed June 23, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-north-carolina-state-constitution-9780199915149?cc=us&lang=en&"><i>Oxford University Press</i>,"The North Carolina State Constitution," accessed June 23, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-quotedisclaimer-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_8-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-chapelhill-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-chapelhill_9-0">9.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-chapelhill_9-1">9.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/www.sog.unc.edu/files/additional_files/Judicial%20election%20history%20Aug%202020.pdf"><i>The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | School of Government</i>, "History of North Carolina Judicial Elections," August 2020</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-qualifications-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-qualifications_10-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/public-trust-9-28-16-Judicial-Qualifications-by-State.pdf?2d3pq6dvTTdrfoamc.7pheqLZyBBlS5l"><i>North Carolina Judicial Branch</i>, "Judicial Qualifications Summary," September 28, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NCSC-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-NCSC_11-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/selection_of_judges.cfm?state=NC"><i>National Center for State Courts</i>, "Methods of Judicial Selection: North Carolina," accessed September 20, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-articleiv-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-articleiv_12-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://ncleg.gov/Laws/Constitution/Article4"><i>North Carolina General Assembly</i>, "North Carolina Constitution - Article IV," accessed September 20, 2021</a> <i>(Section 19)</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/www.sog.unc.edu/files/additional_files/Judicial%20election%20history%20Aug%202020.pdf"><i>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | School of Government</i>, "History of North Carolina Judicial Elections," accessed September 20, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-retent-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-retent_14-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H222v6.pdf"><i>General Assembly of North Carolina</i>, "House Bill 222 / S.L. 2015-66," accessed March 7, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BallotAccess-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-BallotAccess_15-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://ballot-access.org/2016/03/04/north-carolina-state-court-invalidates-new-law-providing-for-retention-elections-for-state-supreme-court-justices/"><i>Ballot Access News</i>, "North Carolina State Court Invalidates New Law Providing for Retention Elections for State Supreme Court Justices," March 4, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Constitution-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Constitution_16-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.ncleg.net/Legislation/constitution/ncconstitution.html"><i>General Assembly of North Carolina</i>, "North Carolina State Constitution," accessed March 7, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Observer-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Observer_17-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160324223103/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article65558802.html"><i>The News & Observer</i>, "New uncertainties about NC Supreme Court elections," archived March 24, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Hastings-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Hastings_18-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.wral.com/divided-supreme-court-means-no-retention-elections-in-nc-for-now/15687681/"><i>WRAL</i>, "Divided Supreme Court means no retention elections in NC for now," May 6, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-caseloads-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-caseloads_19-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nccourts.gov/documents/publications/north-carolina-judicial-branch-annual-reports"><i>North Carolina Judicial Branch</i>, "North Carolina Judicial Branch Annual Reports," accessed October 6, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">An Indeterminate score indicates that there is either not enough information about the justice’s partisan affiliations or that our research found conflicting partisan affiliations.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-21">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">The Court Balance Score is calculated by finding the average partisan Confidence Score of all justices on a state supreme court. For example, if a state has justices on the state supreme court with Confidence Scores of 4, -2, 2, 14, -2, 3, and 4, the Court Balance is the average of those scores: 3.3. Therefore, the Confidence Score on the court is Mild Republican. The use of positive and negative numbers in presenting both Confidence Scores and Court Balance Scores should not be understood to that either a Republican or Democratic score is <i>positive</i> or <i>negative.</i> The numerical values represent their distance from zero, not whether one score is better or worse than another.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2169664"><i>Stanford University</i>, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-23">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://redistricting.lls.edu/wp-content/uploads/NC-20211116-Hall-complaint.pdf"><i>All About Redistricting</i>, "NC League of Conservation Voters v. Hall," accessed December 9, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-24">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://dig.abclocal.go.com/wtvd/docs/NC_Supreme_Court_413P21.pdf"><i>North Carolina Supreme Court</i>, "Order," accessed December 9, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-25">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://redistricting.lls.edu/wp-content/uploads/NC-Conservation-20121203-order-denying-PI.pdf"><i>All About Redistricting</i>, "Order on Plaintiffs Motion for Preliminary Injunction," December 3, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-26">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://redistricting.lls.edu/wp-content/uploads/NC-League-211206-appeal-stay.pdf"><i>All About Redistricting</i>, "Order," December 6, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-27">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://redistricting.lls.edu/wp-content/uploads/NC-League-211206-enbanc-order.pdf"><i>All About Redistricting</i>, "Order," December 6, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-28">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/north-carolina-redistricting-maps-can-stand-court-rules-but-appeals-expected/"><i>Fox 8</i>, "North Carolina redistricting maps can stand, court rules, but appeals expected," January 11, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-29">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000017e-4b7e-dbc8-a1ff-7b7f24b20000"><i>Politico</i>, "North Carolina League of Conservation Voters, Common Cause, Harper v. 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Hall," accessed February 7, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-special-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-special_31-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.wral.com/former-judges-chosen-to-review-new-election-maps-in-nc-redistricting-case/20143010/"><i>WRAL</i>, "Former judges chosen to review new election maps in NC redistricting case," February 16, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rem-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-rem_32-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21273026-order-on-remedial-plans-feb-23-2022"><i>The Charlotte Observer</i>, "Order on Remedial Plans," February 23, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-33">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://vhdshf2oms2wcnsvk7sdv3so.blob.core.windows.net/thearp-media/documents/Opinion_12.16.22.pdf"><i>The Supreme Court of North Carolina</i>, "Harper, et al. v. Hall, et al.," December 16, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-34">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.carolinajournal.com/legislative-leaders-ask-nc-supreme-court-to-rehear-redistricting-case/"><i>The Carolina journal</i>, "Legislative leaders ask NC Supreme Court to rehear redistricting case," January 20, 2023</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-35">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-score/2023/02/06/north-carolina-supreme-court-set-to-rehear-election-cases-00081286"><i>Politico</i>, "North Carolina Supreme Court set to rehear election cases," February 6, 2023</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ruling27-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ruling27_36-0">36.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ruling27_36-1">36.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ruling27_36-2">36.2</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ruling27_36-3">36.3</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-1271_3f14.pdf"><i>U.S. Supreme Court</i>, “Moore, in his Official Capacity as Speaker of The North Carolina House of Representatives, et al. v. Harper et al.," "Certiorari to the Supreme Court of North Carolina,” accessed June 27, 2023</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wakecounty-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-wakecounty_37-0">37.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-wakecounty_37-1">37.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://redistricting.lls.edu/wp-content/uploads/NC-dickson-20180212-order.pdf"><i>All About Redistricting</i>, "Order and Judgment on Remand from the North Carolina Supreme Court," February 11, 2018</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-38">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=1&pdf=32487"><i>North Carolina Judicial Branch</i>, "Dickson et al. v. 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Rucho," December 18, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-42">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/16-24.htm"><i>Supreme Court of the United States</i>, "No. 16-24," accessed September 20, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-43">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16509525669846281794&q=Dickson+v.+Rucho&hl=en&as_sdt=4,60&as_vis=1"><i>Google Scholar</i>, "Dickson v. Rucho, 137 S. 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