James Andrew Wynn Jr. is an American jurist. He serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and formerly served on both the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Henry E. Frye is an American judge and politician who served as the first African-American chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
David Bryan Sentelle is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He previously was a U.S. district judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina from 1985 to 1987.
Allyson Kay Duncan is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She was the Fourth Circuit's first female African American judge.
Ruth Whitehead Whaley was the third African American woman admitted to practice law in New York in 1925 and the first in North Carolina in 1933. She was the first Black woman to graduate from Fordham University School of Law,where she graduated cum laude in 1924.
Janice McKenzie Cole is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina (1994–2001) under President Bill Clinton.
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 as well as an associate justice from 2012 to 2019. She was defeated by Paul Martin Newby in 2020. Beasley previously served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and as a district court judge in Cumberland County,North Carolina.
Johnnie Mae Blakeney Rawlinson is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Julianna Michelle Childs is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina from 2010 to 2022 and a judge of the South Carolina Circuit Court from 2006 to 2010.
U.S. President Barack Obama nominated over 400 individuals for federal judgeships during his presidency. Of these nominations,Congress confirmed 329 judgeships,173 during the 111th &112th Congresses and 156 during the 113th and 114th Congresses.
Catherine Diane Caldwell Eagles is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina and a former Superior Court judge in Guilford County,North Carolina. She is the first female judge to serve in the Middle District.
Max Oliver Cogburn Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Richard Lane Hudson Jr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,his district covers a large part of the southern Piedmont area from Concord to Spring Lake.
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.
Elreta Narcissus Alexander-Ralston was an American trial attorney and district court judge in North Carolina. She was the first black woman to become a judge via popular election in the U.S.,the first black judge elected in North Carolina,and the first black woman to practice law in North Carolina. With an unusual career,she has been noted for her “refusal to allow the circumstances of her birth,the realities of her time,and the limitations imposed by others define her destiny.”However,Alexander-Ralston's legacy has remained largely unrecognized,with her story untold for many years. This supports the notion that black women lawyers have received minimal widespread recognition for their accomplishments and contributions.
Loretta Yvonne Copeland Biggs is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
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.
Allison Blair Jones Rushing is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit since March 2019.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 3,2020,to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina,one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
