North Carolina Court of Appeals

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals is the only intermediate appellate court in the state of North Carolina. It is composed of fifteen members who sit in rotating groups of three. Judges serve eight-year terms and are elected in statewide non-partisan elections.

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North Carolina Court of Appeals
Court information
Judges:	15
Judicial selection
Method:	Non-partisan election of judges
Term:	8 years
Active judges
John C. Martin  •  Wanda Bryant  •  Ann Calabria  •  Rick Elmore  •  Sam Ervin  •  Martha Geer  •  Robert C. Hunter  •  Robert N. Hunter, Jr.  •  Linda McGee  •  Sanford Steelman  •  Linda Stephens  •  Donna Stroud  •  Chris Dillon  •  Doug McCullough  •  Mark A. Davis  •

Judges

Judge	Term	Division	Appointed by	Party
Chief Judge John C. Martin	1993-2016
Judge Wanda Bryant	2001-2020		Gov. Mike Easley
Judge Ann Calabria	2003-2018
Judge Rick Elmore	2003-2018
Judge Sam Ervin	2009-2017			Democratic
Judge Martha Geer	2003-2018
Judge Robert C. Hunter	1998-2014		Gov. Jim Hunt
Judge Robert N. Hunter, Jr.	2009-2016
Judge Linda McGee	1995-2020		Gov. James Hunt
Judge Sanford Steelman	2003-2018
Judge Linda Stephens	2006-2016		Gov. Mike Easley
Judge Donna Stroud	2007-2014
Judge Chris Dillon	2013-2020
Judge Doug McCullough	2010-2018
Judge Mark A. Davis	2013-2014		Gov. Bev Perdue

External links

• The Associated Press "Perdue forms panel to help with NC judge decisions" April 05, 2011

References

2012

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Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
DillonChris Dillon   A	No			52.7%   A
ThigpenCressie Thigpen	Yes			47.3%   D
RobinsonDavid S. Robinson	No	McGee Seat		38.8%   D
McGeeLinda McGee   A	Yes			61.2%   A
McGeeMartin B. McGee	No	Bryant Seat		43.5%   D
BryantWanda Bryant   A	Yes			56.6%   A