North Carolina Supreme Court

North Carolina’s new chief justice says he’s asked Gov. Roy Cooper to consider getting COVID-19 vaccines more quickly to local court officials to meet a requirement to keep open the courts.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections certified the last statewide race of the 2020 election Friday. The board voted unanimously 5-0 to certify the results of the North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice race.

North Carolina’s 100 counties are finishing their recount of the state Supreme Court chief justice race Monday. Democratic incumbent Chief Justice Cheri Beasley requested the recount after fewer than 500 votes separated her and Republican Paul Newby.

North Carolina will see a recount this election, in the state’s race for Supreme Court Chief Justice. Only a few hundred votes separate the two candidates. It will take county election boards until Nov. 25 to finish the recount.

Phil Berger Jr., the son of North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger, said on Facebook Monday morning that he plans to run for a seat on the state Supreme…

The North Carolina Supreme Court has upheld an earlier three-judge panel decision that state legislators can shift some of the controls of the public…