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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Elections
Supreme Court Retention Election Law Ruled Unconstitutional
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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
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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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Eleventh-Hour Bill Could Add Partisan Labels on Ballots for Candidates for Court of Appeals
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Way back in January, a bill was introduced that would have “restore[d] partisan statewide judicial elections.” That is, the bill would have required Court of Appeals and Supreme Court…
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Valerie Johnson Zachary Appointed to North Carolina Court of Appeals
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After 12 years of service on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Judge Sanford Steelman retired from the bench effective June 30, 2014. (For the curious, this is part of…
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Supreme Court Retention Election Bill Becomes Law
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UPDATE (6/12/15): The bill was signed by the Governor yesterday and is now law.
The General Assembly has actively considered a number of proposals this session that would change…
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Bob N. Hunter Returns to N.C. Court of Appeals & Loretta Biggs confirmed to MDNC federal bench
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Yesterday, Governor McCrory announced the appointment of Bob N. Hunter to the seat being vacated by Jimmy Ervin’s recent election to the North Carolina Supreme Court. As you may recall…
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It’s Official: Justice Beasley Keeps Her Seat on the Supreme Court
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The recount results are in, and candidate Mike Robinson did not manage to narrow the vote gap with incumbent Justice Cheri Beasley. With the margin still over 5,400 votes, Robinson…
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Interesting Times Ahead: NC Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In First of Five Cases “Grabbed” from Court of Appeals.
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On Monday, the North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral argument in Cubbage v. The Board of Trustees of the Endowment Fund of NC State University (a.k.a., the “Hofmann Forest…
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Supreme Court Race Might Not Be Over
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Justice Cheri Beasley unofficially won just enough votes to keep her seat on the Supreme Court of North Carolina. The State Board of Elections’ website shows Justice Beasley leading her…
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