Following is a list of justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
The Court's current members are:
Seat | Justice[1] | Born | Joined | Term ends[a] | Mandatory retirement[b] | Party affiliation | Law school |
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Chief Justice | Paul Martin Newby | May 5, 1955 | December 5, 2004 | 2028 | May 31, 2031 | Republican | North Carolina |
1 | Anita Earls | February 20, 1960 | January 1, 2019 | 2026 | February 29, 2036 | Democratic | Yale |
2 | Phil Berger Jr. | March 26, 1972 | January 1, 2021 | 2028 | March 31, 2048 | Republican | Wake Forest |
4 | Tamara P. Barringer | December 1, 1958 | January 1, 2021 | 2028 | December 31, 2034 | Republican | North Carolina |
3 | Richard Dietz | February 1, 1977 | January 1, 2023 | 2030 | February 28, 2053 | Republican | Wake Forest |
5 | Trey Allen | November 20, 1974 | January 1, 2023 | 2030 | November 30, 2050 | Republican | North Carolina |
6 | Allison Riggs | 1980 or 1981 (age 43–44) | September 11, 2023 | 2024 | May 31, 2057 | Democratic | University of Florida |
Judge | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Notes |
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William J. Adams | 1921 | 1934 | . |
William Reynolds Allen | 1911 | 1921 | . |
Thomas Samuel Ashe | 1878 | 1887 | . |
Alphonso C. Avery | 1889 | 1897 | . |
M. V. Barnhill | 1937 | 1956 | Chief Justice (1954–1956) |
William Horn Battle | 1848 1852 |
1848 1868 |
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Cheri Beasley | 2013 | 2021 | Chief Justice (2019–2021) |
Rhoda Billings | 1985 | 1986 | Chief Justice (1986) |
William H. Bobbitt | 1954 | 1974 | Chief Justice (1969–1974) |
Nathaniel Boyden | 1872 | 1873 | . |
Edward Thomas Brady | 2003 | 2010 | . |
Joseph Branch | 1966 | 1986 | Chief Justice (1979–1986) |
David M. Britt | 1978 | 1982 | . |
Walter E. Brock | 1979 | 1980 | . |
Willis J. Brogden | 1926 | 1935 | . |
George H. Brown | 1905 | 1920 | . |
Armistead Burwell | 1892 | 1894 | . |
G. K. Butterfield | 2001 | 2002 | . |
William P. Bynum | 1873 | 1909 | . |
J. Phil Carlton | 1979 | 1983 | . |
Walter Clark | 1889 | 1924 | Chief Justice (1903–1924) |
Heriot Clarkson | 1923 | 1942 | . |
Henry G. Connor | 1903 | 1909 | . |
George Whitfield Connor | 1903 | 1909 | . |
Charles A. Cooke | 1901 | 1903 | . |
J. William Copeland | 1975 | 1985 | . |
Joseph J. Daniel | 1832 | 1848 | . |
Joseph J. Davis | 1887 | 1892 | . |
Mark A. Davis | 2019 | 2021 | . |
Emery B. Denny | 1942 | 1966 | Chief Justice (1962–1966) |
William A. Devin | 1935 | 1954 | Chief Justice (1951–1954) |
Robert P. Dick | 1868 | 1872 | . |
John H. Dillard | 1878 | 1881 | . |
Robert M. Douglas | 1896 | 1904 | . |
Robert H. Edmunds Jr. | 2001 | 2016 | . |
Sam Ervin | 1948 | 1954 | . |
Sam J. Ervin IV | 2015 | 2022 | . |
James G. Exum | 1974 | 1995 | Chief Justice (1986–1995) |
William T. Faircloth | 1895 | 1901 | Chief Justice (1895–1901) |
Franklin Freeman | 2000 | 2000 | . |
Henry Frye | 1983 | 2001 | Chief Justice (1999–2001) |
David M. Furches | 1894 | 1903 | Chief Justice (1901–1903) |
William Gaston | 1833 | 1844 | . |
John Hall | 1819 | 1832 | . |
Leonard Henderson | 1818 | 1833 | Chief Justice (1829–1833) |
Carlisle W. Higgins | 1954 | 1974 | . |
William A. Hoke | 1904 | 1925 | Chief Justice (1924–1925) |
Robin E. Hudson | 2007 | 2022 | . |
Robert N. Hunter Jr. | 2014 | 2014 | . |
J. Frank Huskins | 1968 | 1982 | . |
Barbara Jackson | 2011 | 2018 | . |
Jefferson D. Johnson Jr. | 1950 | 1960 | . |
I. Beverly Lake | 1985 1992 1994 |
1990 1992 2006 |
Chief Justice (2001–2006) |
I. Beverly Lake Sr. | 1965 | 1978 | . |
James C. MacRae | 1892 | 1895 | . |
Matthias Evans Manly | 1860 | 1865 | . |
James S. Manning | 1909 | 1911 | . |
Harry C. Martin | 1982 | 1992 | . |
Mark Martin | 1999 | 2019 | Chief Justice (2014–2019) |
Augustus Summerfield Merrimon | 1883 | 1892 | Chief Justice (1889–1892) |
Louis B. Meyer | 1981 | 1994 | . |
Burley Mitchell | 1982 | 1999 | Chief Justice (1995–1999) |
Walter A. Montgomery | 1894 | 1905 | . |
Dan K. Moore | 1969 | 1978 | |
Michael R. Morgan | 2017 | 2023 | |
Frederick Nash | 1844 | 1858 | Chief Justice (1852–1858) |
Robert F. Orr | 1994 | 2004 | . |
Francis I. Parker | 1986 | 1986 | [2] |
R. Hunt Parker | 1952 | 1969 | Chief Justice (1966–1969) |
Sarah Parker | 1993 | 2014 | Chief Justice (2006–2014) |
Richmond Mumford Pearson | 1848 | 1878 | Chief Justice (1859–1878); First Chief Justice elected by the people (in the 1868 election). |
Edwin Godwin Reade | 1868 | 1879 | . |
William B. Rodman | 1868 | 1879 | . |
William B. Rodman Jr. | 1956 | 1965 | . |
Thomas Ruffin | 1829 1858 |
1852 1859 |
Chief Justice (1833–1852) |
Thomas Ruffin Jr. | 1881 | 1883 | . |
Michael Schenck | 1934 | 1948 | . |
Aaron A. F. Seawell | 1938 | 1950 | . |
Thomas Settle | 1868 | 1871 | . |
Susie Sharp | 1962 | 1979 | Chief Justice (1975–1979) |
James E. Shepherd | 1888 | 1895 | Chief Justice (1893–1895) |
William N. H. Smith | 1878 | 1889 | Chief Justice (1878–1889) |
Walter P. Stacy | 1920 | 1951 | Chief Justice (1925–1951) |
John Louis Taylor | 1818 | 1829 | First Chief Justice (1818–1829) |
Patricia Timmons-Goodson | 2006 | 2012 | |
John D. Toomer | 1829 | 1829 | . |
Itimous T. Valentine Sr. | 1951 | 1952 | . |
Lycurgus R. Varser | 1925 | 1925 | . |
Earl W. Vaughn | 1985 | 1985 | . |
George L. Wainwright Jr. | 1998 | 2006 | . |
Platt D. Walker | 1903 | 1923 | . |
John Webb | 1986 | 1998 | . |
Willis Whichard | 1986 | 1998 | . |
J. Wallace Winborne | 1937 | 1962 | Chief Justice (1956–1962) |
James Andrew Wynn | 1998 | 1998 | . |