According to the preliminary numbers, Judges Rich Dietz, Bob Hunter, and Valerie Zachary will keep their seats on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court of North
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Voter Information Update
With less than a month until Election Day, we want to remind our readers about the Voter Information page on this blog, maintained under the “Other Resources” tab. It contains
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Enochs To Temporarily Fill Geer’s Seat; Three Candidates Running for Full Term
Governor McCroy has appointed Guilford County’s Chief District Court Judge, Wendy Enochs, to temporarily fill Judge Martha Geer’s vacant seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Judge Enochs will
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Five Days Only: Filing Period Set for Judge Geer’s Seat On Court of Appeals (Plus, Top Two Supreme Court Candidates Advance to General Election)
Special Event! Five Days Only! No one will be refused! Sound like the latest ad for super bargain discounts? Actually, the prize is an 8-year term on the North Carolina
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After Divided Vote, Supreme Court Primary to Move Forward June 7 as Scheduled
Today, the Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of a three-judge panel that the Supreme Court justice retention statute is unconstitutional. With the Supreme Court deadlocked 3 votes for and 3
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Justice Edmunds to Face Primary After All
Mark your calendars: Justice Edmunds, Associate Justice on our Supreme Court, will face a primary challenge after all–on June 7.
Last June, the governor signed a bill that allows sitting
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Judge Geer to Leave Court of Appeals, Enter Private Practice
Judge Martha “Marty” Geer announced Wednesday that she will be stepping down from the Court of Appeals to enter private practice with the law firm of Cohen Milstein Sellers &
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Supreme Court Retention Election Law Ruled Unconstitutional
A three-judge panel has ruled that the “retention election” law that controls this year’s Supreme Court election is unconstitutional. The statute, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-4.1, requires sitting Supreme
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Four North Carolina Court of Appeals seats to be contested in 2016 General Election
Four sitting Court of Appeals judges will face challengers for their seats in November 2016. With the filing period now closed, the stage is set. There are two candidates for
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Wake County Lawsuit Challenges Retention Election Statute
Back in June, we blogged about the passage of a new law that created “retention elections” for sitting justices on the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Justice Bob Edmunds is
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