2024 North Carolina judicial elections

At least one justice of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and at least three judges of the fifteen-member North Carolina Court of Appeals are scheduled to be elected by North Carolina voters on November 5, 2024, concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. These elections are conducted on a partisan basis.

Primary elections (for seats with more than one candidate from a political party) are set to be held on March 5, 2024, under current state law.

Supreme Court Seat 6

This seat is currently held by Associate Justice Michael R. Morgan, a Democrat. He announced in 2023 that he would not run for reelection in 2024.^[1]

Court of Appeals Seat 4 (Zachary seat)

This seat is currently held by Judge Valerie Zachary, a Republican.

Court of Appeals Seat 5 (Murphy seat)

This seat is currently held by Judge Hunter Murphy, a Republican.

Court of Appeals Seat 15 (Riggs seat)

This seat is currently held by Allison Riggs, a Democrat. She announced upon her appointment to the Court by Governor Roy Cooper that she would run for election to a full term.^[2]

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[1] WRAL: Democratic NC Supreme Court Justice Michael Morgan won't run for reelection in 2024

[2] WRAL: Cooper selects voting access advocate Allison Riggs to fill appeals court seat

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