On Saturday night, Jennifer Clapton stood in a brightly lit bowling alley, watching her autistic, 22-year-old son laugh.
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 @ 3:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Judicial elections can frustrate voters. Other than names and party labels, it’s often hard to learn much about the candidates. They tend to avoid discussing issues that might prompt future court cases.
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2019 @ 5:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In the heat of partisan battle, much discussion about North Carolina’s Supreme Court election focuses on the current split between the court’s Republicans and Democrats
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 @ 4:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democrat-turned-Republican Chris Anglin won his court fight to run on the GOP ticket for Supreme Court justice in the Nov. 6 general election
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 10:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Raleigh attorney Chris Anglin has won his fight to run as a Republican for the Supreme Court in the Nov. 6 general election. Republican legislative leaders have thrown in the towel
Published: Saturday, September 1st, 2018 @ 12:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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An appeal of a judge’s ruling requiring the fall election ballot to list Supreme Court candidate Chris Anglin as a Republican could threaten a key election deadline
Published: Thursday, August 23rd, 2018 @ 5:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When the courts rule against laws our legislature has passed, which they often do, it never seems to enter lawmakers' minds that those rulings are because of their own wrongheaded notions
Published: Sunday, August 19th, 2018 @ 3:16 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a pair of bills Friday that tweak state election laws and judicial election districts
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 5:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Friday, Governor Cooper took action on four bills that were passed by the General Assembly and brought to his desk for approval
Published: Wednesday, June 20th, 2018 @ 10:10 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The candidate filing period for judicial seats in the 2018 general election begins at noon Monday (June 18) and ends at noon June 29
Published: Friday, June 15th, 2018 @ 7:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's no shocker that a fan of partisan judicial elections urges North Carolina to maintain its current system for selecting state judges
Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 @ 10:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On the question of how North Carolina should select its judges, and especially the justices of the Supreme Court, the state's political leaders expressed sharply divergent views
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 12:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Politics have no place in our court system in North Carolina or any place else. Fairness deserves better than that, equality deserves better than that, and justice deserves better than that
Published: Saturday, April 21st, 2018 @ 7:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you can't beat 'em, sue 'em. It has been the default setting of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and his liberal allies even before the governor took office 14 months ago
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2018 @ 3:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Thursday, the day after a Senate panel on judicial reform discussed alternatives to judicial elections and possible changes in judicial districts, the leaders of the Senate and House agreed to create a joint legislative panel to address the issues
Published: Sunday, January 21st, 2018 @ 8:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A special legislative committee studying constitutional changes to the way North Carolina selects judges would be wise to leave things alone
Published: Thursday, January 18th, 2018 @ 7:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina House and Senate convene today in Special Session at noon to take up a variety of topics. It was initially hoped that this would be a short session
Published: Thursday, January 11th, 2018 @ 12:30 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Republican-led Senate Select Committee on Judicial Reform and Redistricting on Wednesday rolled out a skeleton proposal for a constitutional amendment to switch from electing judges to a multistep appointment process
Published: Friday, January 5th, 2018 @ 8:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since 2011, the Republican-led General Assembly has enacted transformational reforms
Published: Friday, October 27th, 2017 @ 11:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Cooper vetoed S.B. 656 to forestall a purported constitutional amendment The Republican-led General Assembly seemed content to stay home until January
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 @ 6:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republicans proudly welcome more competition on the ballot from unaffiliated candidates and newly empowered political parties like the Green Party
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 8:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. House could decide next week whether it wants to redraw election maps for judges across North Carolina
Published: Sunday, October 1st, 2017 @ 8:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Chief Justice Mark Martin isn't happy with the way state judges get on the bench
Published: Tuesday, July 4th, 2017 @ 9:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Too many North Carolinians lack confidence in our courts, according to a recently concluded 15-month study initiated by Mark Martin, Chief Justice of our state Supreme Court
Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 @ 11:56 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Another day, another veto override vote went against Gov. Roy Cooper
Published: Saturday, March 25th, 2017 @ 1:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today Republicans in the State Senate voted House Bill 100 into law, which restores Party affiliation to the ballot for judicial elections, despite Governor Roy Cooper's veto of the bill last week
Published: Friday, March 24th, 2017 @ 11:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s first veto would block a bill to restore party labels to N.C. judicial elections. Cooper’s office announced the veto of House Bill 100 Thursday afternoon
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2017 @ 4:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today Governor Roy Cooper vetoed his first bill, one that would would have made judicial elections partisan. NCGOP Chairman Robin Hayes responded below
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2017 @ 2:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Cooper signed a veto of House Bill 100
Published: Saturday, March 18th, 2017 @ 7:24 am
By: Governor's Office
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Political power tends to corrupt, absolute political power tends to corrupt absolutely. Whether it is individuals or political parties, nether should stay in power too long.
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2013 @ 1:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina could come full circle by 2014 in the way candidates for judicial posts are identified. Currently, judicial elections are nonpartisan. Republicans in the House and the Senate have filed bills that would restore...
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2013 @ 4:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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