North Carolina Court of Appeals

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals (in case citation, N.C. Ct. App.) 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Judges serve eight-year terms and are elected in statewide elections. The General Assembly made Court of Appeals elections non-partisan starting with the 2004 elections, but later made them partisan again after the 2016 elections.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

The creation of a Court of Appeals in North Carolina was first authorized by a constitutional amendment in 1965, but did not occur until a statute was made effective on January 1, 1967.Template:Sfn

Function

The Court of Appeals, along with the Supreme Court, constitute the Appellate Division within North Carolina's unified court system, the General Court of Justice.Template:Sfn Its structure is determined by statute.Template:Sfn

The court comprises 15 members, with one designated as a chief judge by the chief justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina.Template:Sfn Judges of the court are elected in statewide races to serve eight-year terms.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Judges of the court convene in three member panels to hear cases. Rulings of one panel are binding upon other panels of the court and lower courts and can only be overruled by the Supreme Court.Template:Sfn

Current judges

Seat Name Born Joined Term endsTemplate:Efn Mandatory retirementTemplate:Efn Law school Party affiliation
6 Template:Sortname, Chief Judge Template:Birth date and age Template:Dts 2028 Template:Dts North Carolina Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
9 Template:Sortname Template:Birth date and age Template:Dts 2030 Template:Dts Campbell Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
10 Template:Sortname Template:Birth date and age Template:DtsTemplate:Efn 2030 Template:Dts Campbell Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
14 Template:Sortname Template:Birth date and age Template:Dts 2032 Template:Dts Harvard Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
1 Template:Sortname Template:Birth date and age Template:DtsTemplate:Efn 2026 Template:Dts North Carolina Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
3 Template:Sortname Template:Birth date and age Template:Dts 2026 Template:Dts Campbell Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
2 Template:Sortname Template:Birth date and age Template:Dts 2026 Template:Dts Campbell Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
7 Template:Sortname Template:Birth year and age Template:Dts 2028 Template:Dts Campbell Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
4 Template:Sortname Template:Birth date and age Template:Dts 2028 Template:Dts Regent Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
5 Template:Sortname Template:Birth year and age Template:Dts 2028 Template:Dts Appalachian Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
13 Template:Sortname Template:Birth date and age Template:Dts 2028 Template:Dts NC Central Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
8 Template:Sortname Template:Birth date and age Template:Dts 2030 Template:Dts New Hampshire Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
11 Template:Sortname Template:Birth date and age Template:Dts 2030 Template:Dts Campbell Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
12 Template:Sortname Template:Birth date and age Template:Dts 2032 Template:Dts Campbell Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
15 Template:Sortname Template:Birth date and age Template:Dts 2032 Template:Dts Regent Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican

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Former judges

A partial list of former judges is listed below:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}, Older Link for N.C. Supreme Court Historical Society Template:Webarchive</ref> Template:Div col

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See also

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Works cited

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