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North Carolina Court of Appeals
Seal of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
Established1967
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina
Authorized byConstitution of North Carolina
Appeals toNorth Carolina Supreme Court
Judge term length8 years
Chief Judge
CurrentlyDonna Stroud
Lead position ends2022

The North Carolina Court of Appeals (in case citation, N.C. Ct. App.) is the only intermediate appellate court in the state of North Carolina. It is composed of fifteen members who sit in rotating panels of three.[1] The Court of Appeals was created by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1967 after voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1965 which "authorized the creation of an intermediate court of appeals to relieve pressure on the North Carolina Supreme Court."[2]

Judges serve eight-year terms and are elected in statewide elections. The General Assembly made Court of Appeals elections non-partisan starting with the 2004 elections, but later made them partisan again after the 2016 elections.[3]

Current judges

Court of Appeals Building

There are currently 11 Republicans and 4 Democrats.

Seat Name Born Joined Term ends[a] Mandatory retirement[b] Law school Party affiliation
1 John S. Arrowood 1956 (age 67–68) 2007–08, 2017 2026 2028 North Carolina Democratic
2 Toby Hampson 1975 (age 48–49) January 1, 2019 2026 Dec. 20, 2047 Campbell Democratic
3 Allegra Collins 1972 (age 51–52) January 1, 2019 2026 Jan. 30, 2044 Campbell Democratic
4 April C. Wood January 1, 2021 2028 Regent Republican
5 Fred Gore January 1, 2021 2028 Appalachian Republican
6 Chris Dillon 1965 (age 58–59) January 1, 2013 2028 April 20, 2037 North Carolina Republican
7 Jeff Carpenter January 1, 2021 2028 Campbell Republican
8 Lucy Inman est. 1962 2015 2022 est. 2034 North Carolina Democratic
9 Donna Stroud, Chief Judge 1964 (age 59–60) 2007 2030 June 28, 2036 Campbell Republican
10 John M. Tyson 1953 (age 70–71) 2001–09, 2015 2030 July 14, 2025 Campbell Republican
11 Darren Jackson 1970 (age 53–54) 2021 2022 2042 Duke Democratic
13 Jefferson G. Griffin 1980 (age 43–44) January 1, 2021 2028 2052 NC Central Republican
Hunter Murphy 1981 (age 42–43) January 1, 2017 2024 Jan 24, 2053 University of the Pacific Republican
Valerie Zachary 1962 (age 61–62) 2015 2024 2034 Harvard Republican
Richard Dietz 1977 2014 2024 Feb. 1, 2049 Wake Forest Republican

Notes:

  1. ^ Term ends Dec. 31 of the year listed.
  2. ^ North Carolina judges must retire on the last day of the month in which they turn age 72 if they are still in office (see also https://ballotpedia.org/Mandatory_retirement).

Former judges

A partial list of former judges is listed below:[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "GS_7A-16". www.ncleg.net. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  2. ^ "Court of Appeals Celebrates 40th Anniversary". NC Bar Association site.
  3. ^ "NC Policy Watch: McCrory signs Senate Bill 4". pulse.ncpoliciywatch.org.
  4. ^ "North Carolina Supreme Court Historical Society". NCSCHS.NET. Retrieved December 15, 2019., Older Link for N.C. Supreme Court Historical Society Archived 2016-07-27 at the Wayback Machine

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