Allison Riggs

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Governor Cooper appointed Riggs to be a judge on the North Carolina Supreme Court in September 2023, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Michael R. Morgan. [20] She won the election for the same position in November 2024. Jefferson Griffin, her Republican opponent, lost by 734 votes. Despite two independent recounts and judicial review by the Wake County Superior Court and the State Board of Elections, which found his claims of election manipulation baseless, he refused to concede. [21] On May 5, 2025, Chief District Judge Richard E. Myers II ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections to certify the results of the state’s Supreme Court election and that the ballots challenged by Griffin should be counted, deeming the "retroactive invalidation of absentee ballots cast by overseas military and civilian voters violates those voters’ substantive due process rights.” [22]

On May 7, 2025, Jefferson Griffin conceded the North Carolina Supreme Court race to Allison Riggs, ending a more than six-month legal challenge and concluding the final uncertified contest of the 2024 general election cycle. [23] The North Carolina State Board of Elections issued a certificate of election to Riggs on May 13, 2025. [24] Later that day, during a ceremony held in the old House chamber of the North Carolina State Capitol, Riggs was administered the oath of office by Associate Justice Anita Earls and officially sworn in to begin her eight-year term on the court. [25]

Electoral history

Allison Riggs
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Riggs in 2025
Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 13, 2023
Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (Seat 6) Democratic primary election, 2024 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Allison Riggs (incumbent) 450,268 69.10
Democratic Lora Christine Cubbage201,33630.90
Total votes651,604 100.00
North Carolina Supreme Court election, 2024 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Allison Riggs (incumbent) 2,770,412 50.01
Republican Jefferson Griffin 2,769,67849.99
Total votes5,540,090 100.00

References

  1. ↑ 42 in February 2024 (Cruz, David (February 14, 2024). "Appointed justice seeks election to NC Supreme Court seat". Rocky Mount Telegram . Retrieved April 21, 2025.), 43 in November 2024 ( "North Carolina Supreme Court race may be headed to recount". North State Journal . November 6, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2025.)
  2. ↑ "Federal judge says results of North Carolina court race with Democrat ahead must be certified". Politico . Associated Press. May 5, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Voting rights lawyer to fill North Carolina appeals court seat". WUNC. Associated Press. December 16, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Peoples Parity Project Judicial Recommendations". Peoples Parity Project.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Riggs, Allison (February 28, 2014). "Allison Riggs Oral History Transcript". David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Duke University. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Hewlett, Michael (September 20, 2024) [September 19, 2024]. "Dominoes on the Court". City View NC. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Stuart, Tessa (May 2, 2025). "North Carolina Justice Speaks Out About Republicans' Effort to Steal Her Seat". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 Winstead, Mary Scott (December 15, 2022). "Governor Cooper Announces Judicial Appointment". governor.nc.gov (Press release). Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "LCDP Women's and Men Meeting with Judge Allison Riggs". Lincoln County, NC Democratic Party. February 26, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Gov. Roy Cooper Appoints Allison Riggs to Court of Appeals". Southern Coalition for Social Justice. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Southern Coalition for Social Justice". southerncoalition.org. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  12. ↑ Kirkland, Allegra (January 15, 2020). "Allison Riggs: A Day in the Life of a Voting Rights Attorney". Teen Vogue. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Judge Allison Riggs Formally Invested as Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals | North Carolina Judicial Branch". nccourts.gov.
  14. ↑ Holmes, Jack (March 29, 2019). "The Supreme Court May Be About to Draw an Out-of-Bounds Line to Save Democracy". Esquire.
  15. ↑ "League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al. v. North Carolina". ACLU . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Allison Riggs Appointed to North Carolina Court of Appeals, Steps Down from Service as LWVUS Board Member". League of Women Voters (Press release). December 15, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Abbott v. Perez". scotusblog.com.
  18. ↑ "Judicial Watch, Inc. v. State of North Carolina et al". www.law360.com.
  19. ↑ "Judicial Watch, Inc. v. North Carolina, Civil Action 3:20-CV-211-RJC-DCK | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Governor Cooper Announces Two Judicial Appointments | NC Gov. Cooper". governor.nc.gov.
  21. ↑ Pierce, Charles P. (April 7, 2025). "Republicans in North Carolina Just Won't Admit That a Democrat Won". Esquire. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  22. ↑ Polus, Sarah (May 5, 2025). "Federal judge rules North Carolina must certify state Supreme Court victory". TheHill.com. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  23. ↑ Ingram, Kyle (May 7, 2025). "Griffin concedes NC Supreme Court race, ending unprecedented effort to overturn election". The News & Observer . Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Information for Voters Challenged in Election Protest". North Carolina Board of Elections. May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  25. ↑ Kingdollar, Brandon (May 13, 2025). "More than six months after Election Day, Allison Riggs is sworn into the NC Supreme Court". NC Newsline. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  26. ↑ "03/05/2024 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections . Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  27. ↑ "2024 November General Election Recount" (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2024.
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