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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 Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina is the state of North Carolina's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s, it was the state's only appellate court. The Supreme Court consists of six associate justices and one chief justice, although the number of justices has varied.
A "notice of appeal" is a form or document that in many cases is required to begin an appeal. The form is completed by the appellant or by the appellant's legal representative. The nature of this form can vary greatly from country to country and from court to court within a country.
A censured judge is up for reelection for the first time since he was disciplined by the state’s highest court for contributing to a “toxic work environment” in which his assistant and ...
Get to know the candidates for North Carolina’s judicial races with our voter guide. Candidate for NC Court of Appeals, Democrat Ed Eldred, answers our questions Skip to main content
As a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, I apply the law as written to every case before me, regardless of partisan divides. The NC Code of Judicial Conduct has not been updated since 2020.
Linda Stephens is an American lawyer who formerly served as an associate judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals.She was first appointed to the Court of Appeals by Gov. Mike Easley (D-NC) in January 2006 and lost her seat in the general election of November 2006.
The Code of Judicial Conduct is promulgated by the Supreme Court under Section 7A-10.1 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Any system of self-governance can be improved.