Mike Morgan | |
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| Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 2017 –September 4, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Robert H. Edmunds Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Allison Riggs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Rivers Morgan October 22,1955 New Bern,North Carolina,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Duke University (BA) North Carolina Central University (JD) |
Michael Rivers Morgan (born October 22,1955) [1] [2] is a judge from the state of North Carolina. Morgan served for more than six years as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Previously,he served as a judge on the 3rd division of North Carolina Superior Court for Judicial Circuit 10B,which covers Wake County.
In the 2016 election,Judge Morgan defeated 16-year incumbent Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Edmunds Jr.,winning 54.45% of the votes and a majority of the state's counties. [1]
Morgan is an alumnus of Duke University (A.B. degree,1976) and North Carolina Central University (J.D. degree,1979). [3]
On May 18,2023,Morgan announced that he would not be a candidate for reelection. [4] He later announced on August 24,2023 that he would be resigning from the court during the week of September 4,2023. [5] On September 12,2023,Morgan announced he would seek the Democratic nomination for Governor of North Carolina in 2024. [6] Morgan placed second in the Democratic primary with 14.31% of the vote. [7]
