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
Established1967
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina
Authorized byNorth Carolina Constitution
Appeals toNC Supreme Court
Judge term length8 years
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]

Court of Appeals Building







Current judges

There are currently 10 Republicans and 5 Democrats.

Seat Name Born Joined Term ends[note 1] Mandatory retirement[note 2] Law School attended Party
Donna Stroud, Chief Judge[4] 1964 2007 2022 June 28, 2036 Campbell Rep
1 John S. Arrowood 1956 2007–08, 2017 2026 2028 North Carolina Dem
Darren Jackson 1970 2021 2022 2042 Duke Dem
13 Jefferson G. Griffin 1980 2021 2028 2052 NC Central Rep
4 April C. Wood 2021 2028 Regent[5] Rep
3 Allegra Collins 1972 2019 2026 Jan. 30, 2044 Campbell Dem
Richard Dietz[6] 1977[7] 2014 2024 Feb. 1, 2049 Wake Forest Rep
5 Fred Gore 2021 2028 Appalachian Rep
6 Chris Dillon 1965 2013 2028 April 20, 2037 North Carolina Rep
2 Toby Hampson 1975 2019 2026 Dec. 20, 2047 Campbell Dem
Lucy Inman est. 1962 2015 2022 est. 2034 North Carolina Dem
Hunter Murphy 1981 2017 2024 Jan 24, 2053 University of the Pacific Rep
John M. Tyson 1953 2001–09, 2015 2022 July 14, 2025 Campbell Rep
7 Jeff Carpenter 2021 2028 Campbell Rep
Valerie Zachary 1962[8] 2015 2024 2034 Harvard Rep

Notes:

  1. Term ends December 31 of the year listed here.
  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 judges

A partial list of former judges is listed below:[9]

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. Associated Press
  5. Judge Wood for COA - Experience
  6. "Governor McCrory Appoiints Kilpatrick Townsend Lawyer". Triangle Business Journal.
  7. "Gov McCrory Appoints Lawyer to NC Appeals Court". Associated Press.
  8. "Bio of Zachary". appellate.nccourts.org.
  9. "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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