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. The Supreme Court consists of six associate justices and one chief justice,although the number of justices has varied. The primary function of the Supreme Court is to decide questions of law that have arisen in the lower courts and before state administrative agencies.
North Carolina is currently divided into 14 congressional districts,each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2000 census,the number of North Carolina's seats was increased from 12 to 13 due to the state's increase in population. In the 2022 elections,per the 2020 United States census,North Carolina gained one new congressional seat for a total of 14.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in Wisconsin. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over original actions,appeals from lower courts,and regulation or administration of the practice of law in Wisconsin.
The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is the North Carolina affiliate of the Democratic Party. It is headquartered in the historic Goodwin House,located in Raleigh.
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 previously served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and as a district court judge in Cumberland County,North Carolina.
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.
The 2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 United States presidential election,U.S. House election,statewide judicial election,Council of State election and various local elections.
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.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 3,2015. All of Kentucky's executive officers were up for election. Primary elections were held on May 19,2015.
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.
The 2018 general election was held in the U.S. state of Texas on November 6,2018. All of Texas's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat,and all of Texas's thirty-six seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Republican and Democratic Parties nominated their candidates by primaries held March 6,2018. Convention Parties nominated their candidates at a series of conventions. County Conventions held March 17,2018,District Conventions held March 24,2018,and a State Convention held April 14,2018. At the present time there is only one Convention Party in Texas,that is the Libertarian Party. Other parties may seek to achieve ballot access.
One justice of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and three judges of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 6,2018,concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. These elections were partisan for the first time since the elections of 2002. A law passed by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2017 cancelled primary elections for judicial elections in 2018 only,meaning that an unlimited number of candidates from any party could run in the general election.
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.
The 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the governor of North Carolina,concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various other state and local elections. Incumbent Governor Roy Cooper is term-limited and can not seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office. This is the only Democratic-held governorship up for election in 2024 in a state Donald Trump won in 2020. Primary elections took place on March 5,2024.
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.
United States gubernatorial elections are scheduled to be held on November 5,2024,in 11 states and two territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2020,except in New Hampshire and Vermont where governors only serve two-year terms and elected their governors in 2022. In addition to state gubernatorial elections,the territories of American Samoa and Puerto Rico will also hold elections for their governors.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections will be held on November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States elections,to elect representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states,as well as six non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories. Special elections may also be held on various dates throughout 2024. Numerous other federal,state,and local elections,including the U.S. presidential election and elections to the Senate,will also be held on this date. The winners of this election will serve in the 119th United States Congress,with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2020 United States census.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2024 are scheduled to be held on November 5,2024,to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. These elections coincide with the presidential election,elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the North Carolina General Assembly and top state courts. Primary elections took place on March 5,2024,for offices for which more than one candidate filed per party.
Allison Jean Riggs is an American state court judge. She was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper to the North Carolina Court of Appeals,and later to the North Carolina Supreme Court.
At least one justice of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and at least three judges of the fifteen-member North Carolina Court of Appeals are scheduled to be elected by North Carolina voters on November 5,2024,concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. These elections are conducted on a partisan basis.
