List of justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court

Following is a list of Justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Current Justices

The Court's current members are:

Seat Name Born Joined Term ends[lower-alpha 1] Mandatory retirement[lower-alpha 2] Law school Party
1 Paul Martin Newby, Chief Justice (1955-05-05) May 5, 1955 2004 2028 May 31, 2027 North Carolina Republican
Anita Earls (1960-02-20) February 20, 1960 2019 2026 February 29, 2032 Yale Democratic
2 Phil Berger Jr. (1972-03-26) March 26, 1972 2021 2028 March 31, 2044 Wake Forest Republican
Michael R. Morgan (1955-10-22) October 22, 1955 2017 2024 October 31, 2027 North Carolina Central Democratic
4 Tamara P. Barringer 2021 2028 North Carolina Republican
Robin E. Hudson (1952-02-20) February 20, 1952 2007 2022 February 29, 2024 North Carolina Democratic
Sam “Jimmy” Ervin IV (1955-11-18) November 18, 1955 2015 2022 November 30, 2027 Harvard Democratic
  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 http://judgepedia.org/Mandatory_Retirement).

Former Justices

JudgeBegan active
service
Ended active
service
Notes
William J. Adams19211934.
William Reynolds Allen19031926.
Thomas Samuel Ashe18781887.
Alphonso C. Avery18891897.
Maurice Victor Barnhill19371956Chief Justice (1954–1956)
William Horn Battle1848
1852
1848
1868
.
Cheri Beasley20132021 Chief Justice (2019–2021)
Rhoda Billings19851986Chief Justice (1986)
William H. Bobbitt19541974Chief Justice (1969–1974)
Nathaniel Boyden18721873.
Edward Thomas Brady20032010.
Joseph Branch19661986Chief Justice (1979–1986)
David M. Britt19781982.
Walter E. Brock19791980.
Willis J. Brogden19261935.
George H. Brown19051920.
Armistead Burwell18921894.
G. K. Butterfield20012002.
William P. Bynum18731909.
J. Phil Carlton19791983.
Walter Clark18891924Chief Justice (1903–1924)
Heriot Clarkson19231942.
Henry G. Connor19031909.
George Whitfield Connor19031909.
Charles A. Cooke19011903.
J. William Copeland19751985.
Joseph J. Daniel18321848.
Joseph J. Davis18871892.
Emery B. Denny19421966Chief Justice (1962–1966)
William A. Devin19351954Chief Justice (1951–1954)
Robert P. Dick18681872.
John H. Dillard18781881.
Robert M. Douglas18961904.
Robert H. Edmunds Jr.20012016.
Sam Ervin19481954.
James G. Exum19741995Chief Justice (1986–1995)
William T. Faircloth18951901Chief Justice (1895–1901)
Franklin Freeman20002000.
Henry Frye19832001Chief Justice (1999–2001)
David M. Furches18941903Chief Justice (1901–1903)
William Gaston18331844.
John Hall18191832.
Leonard Henderson18181833Chief Justice (1829–1833)
Carlisle W. Higgins19541974.
William A. Hoke19041925Chief Justice (1924–1925)
Robert N. Hunter Jr.20142014.
J. Frank Huskins19681982.
Barbara Jackson20112018.
Jefferson D. Johnson Jr.19501960.
I. Beverly Lake1985
1992
1994
1990
1992
2006
Chief Justice (2001–2006)
I. Beverly Lake Sr.19651978.
James C. MacRae18921895.
Matthias Evans Manly18601865.
James S. Manning19091911.
Harry C. Martin19821992.
Mark Martin19992019Chief Justice (2014–2019)
Augustus Summerfield Merrimon18831892Chief Justice (1889–1892)
Louis B. Meyer19811994.
Burley Mitchell19821999Chief Justice (1995–1999)
Walter A. Montgomery18941905.
Dan K. Moore19691978
Frederick Nash18441858Chief Justice (1852–1858)
Robert F. Orr19942004.
Francis I. Parker19861986[1]
R. Hunt Parker19521969Chief Justice (1966–1969)
Sarah Parker19932014Chief Justice (2006–2014)
Richmond Mumford Pearson18481878Chief Justice (1858–1878);
First Chief Justice elected by the people (in the 1868 election).
Edwin Godwin Reade18681879.
William B. Rodman18681879.
William B. Rodman Jr.19561965.
Thomas Ruffin1829
1858
1852
1859
Chief Justice (1833–1852)
Thomas Ruffin Jr.18811883.
Michael Schenck19341948.
Aaron A. F. Seawell19381950.
Thomas Settle18681871.
Susie Sharp19621979Chief Justice (1975–1979)
James E. Shepherd18881895Chief Justice (1893–1895)
William Nathan Harrell Smith18781889Chief Justice (1878–1889)
Walter P. Stacy19251951Chief Justice (1925–1951)
John Louis Taylor18181829First Chief Justice (1818–1829)
Patricia Timmons-Goodson20062011
John D. Toomer18291829.
Itimous T. Valentine Sr.19511952.
Lycurgus R. Varser19251925.
Earl W. Vaughn19851985.
George L. Wainwright Jr.19982006.
Platt D. Walker19031926.
John Webb19861998.
Willis Whichard19861998.
J. Wallace Winborne19371962Chief Justice (1956–1962)
James A. Wynn Jr.19981998.

References

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