Traditional public school wasn’t working for Charlonda Brown’s two sons. Her eldest, Amoree, attended private school until the second grade, but Brown lost her job, and the change in circumstances sent him back to public school. When Amoree returned to public school, he found himself miles ahead of other students in his class and became...
Gov. Roy Cooper picked the youngest member of the N.C. Supreme Court to its top position. Cooper named fellow Democrat Cheri Beasley, 52, an associate justice on the court, to succeed Republican Mark Martin, who is leaving the chief justice’s post at the end of this month. Beasley also is the first African-American woman to...
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Associate Justice Robin Hudson was elected to the N.C. Supreme Court in 2006, and took office in 2007. A correction has also been added to reflect that Hudson spent six years, not five, on the N.C. Court of Appeals. We sincerely apologize for the errors. ...
North Carolina’s constitution clearly gives legislators some latitude when it comes to defining the powers of executive officers. Don’t like that? Amend the constitution.
Mark Martin was elected chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court in November 2014, three months after Gov. Pat McCrory appointed him to serve the remainder of retiring Chief Justice Sarah Parker’s term. Two years ago, Martin, who has served on the court since 1999, convened the North Carolina Commission on the Administration of...
North Carolina Chief Justice Mark Martin isn’t happy with the way state judges get on the bench. And he’d like voters to decide if they agree with him. At his annual address to the N.C. Bar Association’s annual convention, given Saturday morning in Asheville, Martin called for a constitutional amendment changing the process for picking...
With Christmas less than 200 days away, it’s a good time for the holiday spirit. At least that’s what you might think after reading one of the opinions handed down today from the N.C. Supreme Court. It’s the most active day for state high court opinions since the November 2016 election that flipped the officially...
