Dec 16, 2024 · The Supreme Court of North Carolina is the state’s highest court, and there is no further appeal from its decisions on matters of state law. It is made up of the Chief Justice, who also serves as head of the Judicial Branch, and six associate justices.

The Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina is the state of North Carolina's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s, it was the state's only appellate court.

3 days ago · RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An appeals court agreed Tuesday that a federal trial judge acted properly last month in declining to rule on the eligibility of tens of thousands of voters last fall in an unresolved North Carolina Supreme Court election and returning the matter to state court.. But the panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also gave Associate Justice …

3 days ago · A federal appeals court said on Tuesday that the legal battle in North Carolina over a State Supreme Court seat should be decided in state court.. The opinion from a three-judge panel on the U.S ...

Jan 29, 2025 · The North Carolina Supreme Court blocked certification of the election by a 4-2 vote on Jan. 7, with Riggs recusing, five Republican justices granting a stay and one Republican judge along with ...

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Jan 7, 2025 · The North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday that blocks state officials from certifying the Democratic candidate as the winner of a razor-thin race for the state’s high court.

Sep 30, 2024 · Governor Roy Cooper announced two judicial appointments: Judge Allison Riggs to Supreme Court and Carolyn Thompson to Court of Appeals.

16 hours ago · North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, is currently leading N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin, a Republican, for a state Supreme Court seat by 734 votes.

North Carolina Supreme Court The Supreme Court is the state's highest court. This court has a chief justice and six associate justices, elected to eight-year terms, who hear oral arguments in cases appealed from lower courts.