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Judicial forums viewable on YouTube

Missed out on some of the judicial forums for the appellate court candidates? Relax, they’re on YouTube. You won’t get the coffee service and mingling, but this link will take you to the substantive part of the Sept. 21 forum in Raleigh sponsored by the Federalist Society. Former Supreme Court Justice Willis Whichard asks the [...]

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Thigpen sworn in as appeals court judge, faces election in November

With his 12-year-old godson helping him put on his robes, Cressie Thigpen Jr. was sworn in as an associate judge on the Court of Appeals on Friday. Thigpen, previously a partner at Thigpen, Blue, Stephens & Fellers in Raleigh, was appointed to the seat by Gov. Bev Perdue to fill the seat vacated by Judge [...]

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N.C. judicial candidates get online exposure

North Carolina’s appellate court candidates are coming to YouTube. If you didn’t make the judicial form in Winston-Salem focusing on the appellate court races earlier this month – and only about 60 people did – you can view the event online here. The sponsor, the Federalist Society, is planning to put together short snippets of [...]

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‘Instant runoff’ injects more mystery into judicial elections

This week, former N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Jim Wynn finally steps into shoes he has been waiting to fill for years as the newest member of Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. It’s a move that colleagues statewide applaud, and yet the switch could once again open an age-old debate – Should judges in North [...]

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