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North Carolina Court of Appeals
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Seal of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
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Court of Appeals Building
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Established1967
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina
Composition methodPartisan election
Authorised byConstitution of North Carolina
Appeals toNorth Carolina Supreme Court
Judge term length8 years (mandatory retirement at the age of 76)
Number of positions15
Websitehttps://www.nccourts.gov/courts/court-of-appeals
Chief Judge
CurrentlyChris Dillon

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.[1] 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."[2]

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.[3]

History

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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.[4]

Function

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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.[5] Its structure is determined by statute.[6]

The court comprises 15 members, with one designated as a chief judge by the chief justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina.[5] Judges of the court are elected in statewide races to serve eight-year terms.[7] 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.[8]

Current judges

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Seat Name Born Joined Term ends[a] Mandatory retirement[b] Law school Party
6 Chris Dillon, Chief Judge (1965-04-20) April 20, 1965 (age 61) January 1, 2013 2028 April 30, 2041 North Carolina Republican
9 Donna Stroud (1964-06-28) June 28, 1964 (age 61) January 1, 2007 2030 June 30, 2040 Campbell Republican
10 John M. Tyson (1953-07-14) July 14, 1953 (age 72) January 1, 2015[c] 2030 July 31, 2029 Campbell Republican
14 Valerie Zachary (1962-08-28) August 28, 1962 (age 63) July 31, 2015 2032 August 31, 2038 Harvard Republican
1 John S. Arrowood (1956-11-04) November 4, 1956 (age 69) April 24, 2017[d] 2026 November 30, 2032 North Carolina Democratic
3 Allegra Collins (1972-01-13) January 13, 1972 (age 54) January 1, 2019 2026 January 31, 2048 Campbell Democratic
2 Toby Hampson (1975-12-20) December 20, 1975 (age 50) January 1, 2019 2026 December 31, 2051 Campbell Democratic
7 Jeff Carpenter 1972 (age 53–54) January 1, 2021 2028 August 31, 2048 Campbell Republican
4 April C. Wood (1973-08-10) August 10, 1973 (age 52) January 1, 2021 2028 2049 Regent Republican
5 W. Fred Gore 1974 (age 51–52) January 1, 2021 2028 2050 Appalachian Republican
13 Jefferson Griffin (1980-10-07) October 7, 1980 (age 45) January 1, 2021 2028 October 31, 2056 NC Central Republican
8 Julee T. Flood (1961-07-07) July 7, 1961 (age 64) January 1, 2023 2030 July 31, 2037 New Hampshire Republican
11 Michael J. Stading (1981-01-24) January 24, 1981 (age 45) January 1, 2023 2030 January 31, 2057 Campbell Republican
12 Tom Murry (1977-05-08) May 8, 1977 (age 49) January 1, 2025 2032 May 31, 2053 Campbell Republican
15 Chris Freeman (1977-08-05) August 5, 1977 (age 48) January 1, 2025 2032 August 31, 2053 Regent Republican

Notes:

  1. ^ Term ends Dec. 31 of the year listed.
  2. ^ North Carolina judges must retire on the last day of the month in which they turn age 76.[9]
  3. ^ Previously elected to Seat 13 in 2000, and took office January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Previously appointed to Seat 12 and took office September 7, 2007 – December 31, 2008.

Former judges

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A partial list of former judges is listed below:[10]

See also

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References

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  4. ^ Orth & Newby 2013, p. 131.
  5. ^ a b Orth & Newby 2013, p. 130.
  6. ^ Orth & Newby 2013, p. 132.
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  8. ^ Orth & Newby 2013, pp. 131–132.
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  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., Older Link for N.C. Supreme Court Historical Society Archived 2016-07-27 at the Wayback Machine

Works cited

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