Who’s On Your Ballot?

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Paul Newby

Chief Justice
Republican
Started: 2004 (Assoc.); 2021 (Chief)
From: Asheboro, NC
From: Asheboro, NC
70 Years Old
School: J.D., UNC School of Law

Anita Earls

Associate Justice
Supreme Court
Democrat
Started: January 2019
From: Seattle, WA
65 Years Old
School: J.D., Yale Law School

Phil Berger Jr.

Associate Justice
Supreme Court
Republican
Started: January 2019
From: Danville, VA
53 Years Old
J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law (1999)

Tamara Barringer

Associate Justice
Supreme Court
Republican
Started: January 2021
From: North Carolina
67 Years Old
School: J.D., UNC School of Law

Richard Dietz

Associate Justice
Supreme Court
Republican
Started: January 2023
From: Pennsylvania
49 Years Old
J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law

Trey Allen

Associate Justice
Supreme Court
Republican
Started: January 2023
From: Robeson County, NC
School: J.D., UNC School of Law

Allison Riggs

Associate Justice
Supreme Court
Democrat
Started: September 2023
From: New York
44 Years Old
School: J.D., University of Florida

Julee Flood

Judge (Seat 8)
Court of Appeals
Republican
Started: 2023
From: Orlando, FL
School: J.D., University of New Hampshire

Michael Stading

Judge
Court of Appeals
Republican
Started: 2023
From: North Carolina

Thomas Murry

Judge
Court of Appeals
Republican
Started: 2025
From: North Carolina

Chris Dillon

Chief Judge
Court of Appeals
Democrat
Started: 2012
From: North Carolina
School: J.D., UNC School of Law

Donna Stroud

Judge
Court of Appeals
Republican
Started: 2007
From: North Carolina
School: J.D., Campbell University School of Law

John Tyson

Associate Justice
Court of Appeals
Republican
Started: 2015
From: North Carolina

Valerie Zachary

Judge
Court of Appeals
Republican
Started: 2015
From: North Carolina

John S. Arrowood

Judge
Court of Appeals
Democrat
Started: 2017
From: Yancey County, NC

Allegra Collins

Judge
Court of Appeals
Democrat
Started: 2019
From: North Carolina

Toby Hampson

Judge
Court of Appeals
Democrat
Started: 2019
50 Years Old
From: Basingstoke, England
J.D., Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law

Jefferson Griffin

Judge (Seat 13)
Court of Appeals
Republican
Started: January 2021
From: Rocky Mount, NC
J.D., NC Central University School of Law

Jeffrey Carpenter

Judge
Court of Appeals
Republican
Started: January 2021
From: North Carolina

April Wood

Judge
Court of Appeals
Republican
Started: January 2021
From: North Carolina

W. Fred Gore

Judge
Court of Appeals
Republican
Started: January 2021
From: North Carolina

Allen Baddour

Senior Resident Superior Court Judge, District 15B (Orange/Chatham)
Superior Court
Nonpartisan
Started: 2004

Michael O’Foghludha

Senior Resident Superior Court Judge, District 14 (Durham)
Superior Court
Started: 2013
Nonpartisan

James G. Bell

Wake County Superior Court Judge
Superior Court
Nonpartisan

Christine Walczyk

Wake County District Court Judge; 2026 Democratic candidate for NC Court of Appeals Seat 3
Superior Court
Nonpartisan

Marcia H. Morey

Former District Court Judge, Durham (1999–2017); now NC House Representative
Superior Court
Started: 1999
Nonpartisan
Started: 2004