North Carolina Court of Appeals

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]

North Carolina Court of Appeals
Seal of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Building
Established1967
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina
Composition methodPartisan election
Authorized byConstitution of North Carolina
Appeals toNorth Carolina Supreme Court
Judge term length8 years (mandatory retirement at the age of 72)
Number of positions15
Chief Judge
CurrentlyDonna Stroud
Lead position ends2022

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]

Current judges

There are currently 11 Republicans and 4 Democrats.

Seniority Name Born Joined Term ends[lower-alpha 1] Mandatory retirement[lower-alpha 2] Law school Party affiliation
1 Donna Stroud, Chief Judge (1964-06-28) June 28, 1964 2007 2030 June 28, 2036 Campbell Republican


2 Chris Dillon 1965 (age 57–58) January 1, 2013 2028 April 20, 2037 North Carolina Republican


3 John M. Tyson (1953-07-14) July 14, 1953 2001–09, 2015 2030 July 14, 2025 Campbell Republican


4 Valerie Zachary 1962 (age 60–61) 2015 2024 2034 Harvard Republican


5 Hunter Murphy 1981 (age 41–42) January 1, 2017 2024 Jan 24, 2053 University of the Pacific Republican


6 John S. Arrowood (1956-11-04) November 4, 1956 2007–08, 2017 2026 2028 North Carolina Democratic


7 Allegra Collins (1972-01-13) January 13, 1972 January 1, 2019 2026 Jan. 30, 2044 Campbell Democratic


8 Toby Hampson (1975-12-20) December 20, 1975 January 1, 2019 2026 Dec. 20, 2047 Campbell Democratic


9 Jeff Carpenter January 1, 2021 2028 Campbell Republican


10 April C. Wood January 1, 2021 2028 Regent Republican


11 Fred Gore January 1, 2021 2028 Appalachian Republican


12 Jefferson Griffin (1980-10-07) October 7, 1980 January 1, 2021 2028 2052 NC Central Republican


13 Julee Tate Flood January 1, 2023 2030 New Hampshire Republican


14 Michael J. Stading January 1, 2023 2030 Republican


15 Carolyn Thompson September 11, 2023 2024 Democratic

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 72 if they are still in office (see also https://ballotpedia.org/Mandatory_retirement).

Former judges

A partial list of former judges is listed below:[4]

See also

References
  1. "GS_7A-16". www.ncleg.net. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  2. "Court of Appeals Celebrates 40th Anniversary". NC Bar Association site.
  3. "NC Policy Watch: McCrory signs Senate Bill 4". pulse.ncpoliciywatch.org.
  4. "North Carolina Supreme Court Historical Society". NCSCHS.NET. Retrieved December 15, 2019., Older Link for N.C. Supreme Court Historical Society Archived 2016-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
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