Cressie H. Thigpen | |
---|---|
Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals | |
In office January 3, 2011 –December 31, 2012 | |
Appointed by | Beverly Perdue |
Preceded by | Barbara Jackson |
Succeeded by | Chris Dillon |
In office August 23,2010 –December 31,2010 | |
Appointed by | Beverly Perdue |
Preceded by | James A. Wynn Jr. |
Succeeded by | Douglas McCullough |
Personal details | |
Born | Cressie H. Thigpen,Jr. August 12,1946 |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | North Carolina Central University (BBA) Rutgers University (JD) |
Cressie H. Thigpen,Jr. is a North Carolina lawyer and jurist who served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Thigpen was born August 12,1946. [1] He received his bachelor's degree in business administration from North Carolina Central University in 1966 and his law degree from Rutgers University in 1973. [1] He is a veteran of the Peace Corps.
Thigpen served as a special superior court judge from May 2008 until his 2010 appointment to the Court of Appeals. Previously,he was a partner in the law firm now known as Blue,Stephens &Fellers.
In 1999,he was elected president of the state bar –the first African-American to hold that post.
He has served as chairman of the board of trustees of North Carolina Central University,and has served on the board of trustees for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Governor Bev Perdue appointed Thigpen to the Court of Appeals in August 2010 to replace Judge James A. Wynn,who had been appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals. In the election that followed in November 2010,Thigpen lost to former Judge Douglas McCullough in what was the state's first use of instant runoff voting for a statewide election. Thigpen was then appointed by Gov. Perdue to fill a different seat on the Court of Appeals,which became vacant when Barbara Jackson won election to the North Carolina Supreme Court. [2] He then ran in the 2012 election to retain his seat. Thigpen was endorsed by the (Raleigh) News and Observer,which wrote,"Thigpen has performed well on the court,and has long legal experience and a record of service to the region and state." [3] He was also endorsed by former Court of Appeals Chief Judge Sidney S. Eagles,Jr. and former Supreme Court Chief Justices Henry Frye and Burley Mitchell. [4] Nevertheless,Thigpen was defeated in the 2012 election by Chris Dillon. [5]
Walter H. Dalton is an American attorney and politician who served as the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party,he served six terms in the state senate before his election to the office of lieutenant governor in 2008.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals 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. 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."
Linda M. McGee is an American judge,who retired as the Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals at the end of 2020. McGee retired as the "longest serving Court of Appeals judge in state history."
J. Douglas McCullough is an American lawyer and former judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. McCullough retired in 2017.
Eric L. Levinson is an American jurist and lawyer. In 2014,he unsuccessfully sought a seat as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. He also completed a public policy program in comparative economics and politics through the Fund for American Studies in Washington,D.C.,and an international finance studies program in London,England,as part of his undergraduate requirements.
The 2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2008,coinciding with the presidential,U.S. Senate,U.S. House elections,Council of State and statewide judicial elections. Democrat Bev Perdue won the election. With a margin of 3.39%,this election was the closest race of the 2008 gubernatorial election cycle.
Burley Bayard Mitchell Jr. is an American jurist and former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He received his bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University and his J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Cheri Lynn Beasley is an American attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 2019 to 2020;she was appointed an associate justice in 2012. Beasley had previously served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and as a district court judge in Cumberland County,North Carolina.
Samuel James Ervin IV is a North Carolina lawyer and jurist who served on the North Carolina Supreme Court from 2015 to 2022. He previously served as a state Utilities Commissioner and as a judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He is the grandson of U.S. Senator Sam J. Ervin,Jr. and the son of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge Sam J. Ervin III.
One justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and five judges of the North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 2,2010,on the same day as the U.S. Senate election,U.S. House elections,and other state-level elections. North Carolina judicial elections are non-partisan. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. All incumbent judges and justices who sought re-election won their respective races,except for Judge Cressie Thigpen of the Court of Appeals,who had been appointed shortly before the election and lost North Carolina's first statewide election to use Instant-runoff voting.
Robert Neal "Bob" Hunter,Jr. is a North Carolina lawyer and retired jurist formerly serving on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and on the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Albert Diaz is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Diaz is the first Hispanic judge to serve on the Fourth Circuit. Prior to his appointment to the Court of Appeals,Diaz was a North Carolina state superior court judge and an appellate judge for the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals.
One justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and three judges of the North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 6,2012,concurrently with the elections for Governor and other offices. North Carolina judicial elections are non-partisan. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. In three of the four races,incumbents were re-elected to their seats,but incumbent Court of Appeals Judge Cressie Thigpen was defeated by Chris Dillon.
Beverly Eaves Perdue is an American businesswoman,politician,and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 73rd governor of North Carolina from 2009 to 2013. She was the first female governor of North Carolina.
Robert Christopher "Chris" Dillon is a North Carolina attorney and judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Dillon won election to the appellate court in a statewide race on Nov. 6,2012,when he defeated incumbent Cressie Thigpen. Dillon won re-election on Nov. 3,2020 over challenger Gray Styers.
Four justices of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and four judges of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 4,2014,concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years.
Lucy Noble Inman is a judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals and formerly served as a special North Carolina Superior Court judge. She won election to the appellate court in a statewide race on November 4,2014.
One justice of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and five judges of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 8,2016,concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years.
Three justices of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and five judges of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 3,2020,concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. These elections were conducted on a partisan basis.
Two justices of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and four judges of the fifteen-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 8,2022,concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. These elections were conducted on a partisan basis.