Judicial redistricting Coverage

Democrat turned Republican says he's no stalking horse in Supreme Court race

Chris Anglin was a registered Democrat weeks before filing to run as a Republican for the state Supreme Court.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Mailers from group with GOP connections call for Democrats to run for judge

Effort looks like "dirty tricks" to flood the ballot and confuse voters, local Democrats say.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Vetoes on judicial, elections bills fall

Two more of Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes fell by the wayside Wednesday following override votes in the House.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Senate votes to override Cooper vetoes

The judicial redistricting bill overhauls how Wake County elects District Court judges.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Cooper vetoes elections, judiciary bills

Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed two bills late Friday, one dealing with elections laws and the other one of two judicial redistricting efforts passed by the General Assembly.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

House OKs court redistricting, elections, school safety bills

House lawmakers Monday night gave tentative approval, largely along party lines, to proposals to redraw judicial and court districts in about a dozen counties. The House also gave final approval to various programs designed to improve school safety and an elections bill that will stop candidates defeated in a party primary from representing a different party in November.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief, & Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Wake would get new judges, districts from revamp bill

With efforts at statewide judicial redistricting faltering, GOP lawmakers take a piecemeal approach.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Beyond protests, what to expect from this legislative session

A budget, no tax increase, an actually short session and perhaps some constitutional amendments.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Proposals re-emerge to move judicial appointments from governor to legislature

Unexpired terms for District Court and special Superior Court judges would be filled by the General Assembly under these bills.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Democrats subpoena GOP director in judicial primaries lawsuit

The state Democratic Party has subpoenaed the state Republican Party's executive director in its lawsuit over North Carolina's canceled judicial primaries, and his deposition is scheduled for Monday.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

4th Circuit re-cancels 2018 judicial primaries

North Carolina's judicial primaries are all off again after judges at the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday stayed the decision of a lower court.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Judge reinstates judicial primaries for NC Supreme Court, Court of Appeals

A federal judge weighing the Republican legislative majority's decision to cancel this year's judicial primaries ordered them reinstated Wednesday for statewide Supreme Court and Court of Appeals races.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

'I'm not in charge of bad ideas': Judge weighs canceling of NC's judicial primaries

Question central to the case: How much right do political parties truly have to pick their nominees?

Travis Fain

Democrats irked by proposed judicial district maps

Democratic lawmakers lobbed questions and criticisms Monday at Republican colleagues pushing changes to how judges are selected in North Carolina.

Matthew Burns and Laura Leslie

House, Senate remain far apart on judicial overhaul

Despite the fact that the congressional and legislative district maps they've drawn have been ruled unconstitutional by federal judges, Republican lawmakers appear ready to move ahead with a redraw of the state's judicial districts.

Laura Leslie

Lawmakers eye changing how judges selected in NC

State lawmakers discuss potentially changing how people become judges in North Carolina.