Richard Dietz — Decisions — The Justice Project

North Carolina Supreme Court

Every decision · Richard Dietz

195 participated · 34 wrote · recusals and non-participation shown, never counted as agreement or disagreement.

2026

48 decisions

State v. Dustin J. Martinez

Sneed v. Johnston

State v. Terry Wayne Norris, Jr.

State v. Kevin Leigh Wingate

State v. Allen Jhalil Williams

Sessoms v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., et al.

Wrote concurrence

State v. Kedrick Daquane Thomas

Majority opinion

State v. Michael John Moore, Sr.

Majority opinion

K.H. v. Dixon, et al.

State v. Codie Bruce Schiene

State v. Charles Leon Garmon

State v. William David Lingerfelt

Majority opinion

State v. Garry Joseph Gupton

State v. Khalil Abdul Farook

Turpin v. Charlotte Latin Schools, Inc., et al.

Majority opinion

State v. Dallas Jerome McGirt

Costanzo, et al. v. Currituck County, et al.

Shively v. ACI Learning Holdings, LLC, et al.

State v. Wendy Dawn Lamb Hicks

State ex rel. NC Utilities Commission, et al. v. CIGFUR III, et al.

State v. William Eugene Robinson

Hill v. Ewing, et al.

State v. Tyron Lamont Dobson

State v. Bryan Scott Tadlock

Surgeon, et al. v. TKO Shelby, et al.

Majority opinion

State v. Donnie Ray Nunnally

Bradley Home, Caring for Wake Community and the Carolinas, Inc. v. N.C. Department of Health & Human Services

Abortion & Healthcare

Majority opinion

State v. Blaine Dale Hague

State v. Terrel Dawayne Rowdy

Langley v. Autocraft, Inc., et al.

Workplace Rights

State v. Julie Ann Mincey

Relation Insurance, Inc., et al. v. Pilot Risk Management Consulting, LLC, et al.

Workplace Rights

State of NC, ex rel. NC Utilities Commission, et al. v. Carolina Industrial Group for Fair Utility Rates II, et al.

In re: Judge Cole

State v. Iziah Barden

Hoke County Board of Education, et al. v. State of North Carolina, et al.

Wardson Construction, Inc., et al. v. City of Raleigh

In re: N.M.W. and A.N.D.

Talley v. Earth Fare 2020, Inc., et al.

Wrote concurrence

Warren v. Cielo Ventures, Inc.

State v. Quantez Lashay Thomas

Byrd, et al. v. Avco Corporation, et al.

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP v. Muntjan

State v. Damarlo Jamon Perry

Armistead, et al. v. County of Carteret

Majority opinion

2025

77 decisions

State v. George Lee Allison

Howard, et al. v. MAXISIQ, et al.

Haythe v. Haythe

Cottle v. Mankin, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

Mata v. N.C. Department of Transportation, et al.

Wrote concurrence

State v. Pedro Isaias Calderon

NC Department of Revenue v. Wireless Center of NC, Inc.

Gvest Real Estate, LLC v. JS Real Estate Investments, LLC, et al.

State v. Scott Everett Ford

Empire Contractors Inc. v. Town of Apex

Majority opinion

State v. Mack Vernon Bracey

State v. Quashan Melsun Reel

State v. James Ryan Kelliher

Lassiter v. Robeson County Sheriff's Department, et al.

Workplace Rights

Sanders v. N.C. Department of Transportation

Durham Green Flea Market v. City of Durham

Mitchell v. The University of N.C. Board of Governors

Workplace Rights

Majority opinion

State v. Demetria L. Norman

State v. Jonathan Ray Lail

Southland National Insurance Corporation, et al. v. Lindberg, et al.

State v. Charlotte Chemuti

Majority opinion

Pinnacle Health Services of N.C. LLC v. N.C. Department of Health & Human Services, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

Long v. Fowler, et al.

State v. Mario Wilson

Mauck v. Cherry Oil Co., Inc., et al.

NC Department of Environmental Quality v. N.C. Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., et al.

State v. Marty Douglas Rogers

Did not participate

Creech v. Town of Cornelius, et al.

Land v. Whitley, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

Schroeder v. The Oak Grove Farm Homeowners Association

N.C. Bar and Tavern Association, et al. v. Stein

Devalle v. N.C. Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission

Workplace Rights

In re: E.H. & R.H.

Majority opinion

Town of Apex v. Rubin

Cutter v. Vojnovic, et al.

Savage v. N.C. Department of Transportation

Workplace Rights

Majority opinion

NC Department of Revenue v. Philip Morris USA

Howell, et al. v. Cooper, et al.

State v. Eric Wright

Jackson, et al. v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., et al.

Majority opinion

Town of Apex v. Rubin

Moseley v. Hendricks, et al.

Durbin v. Durbin

White v. N.C. Department of Health & Human Services, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

State v. Stephon Denard Melton

Jones v. J. Kim Hatcher Insurance Agencies, Inc., et al.

State v. Grant Lee Hunt

In re: Judge Kimble

State v. James Fredrick Bowman

State v. Eric Ramond Chambers

Hwang v. Cairns, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

Hanson, et al. v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

State v. Ronald Wayne Macon, Jr.

Ayers v. Currituck County Department of Social Services

Did not participate

Vanguard Pai Lung, LLC, et al. v. Moody, et al.

Majority opinion

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. v. Marilley

State v. Kendrick Keyanti Gregory

Ashe County v. Ashe County Planning Board, et al.

State v. Kaylore Fenner

Majority opinion

State v. Antwaun Sims

Lannan, et al. v. Board of Governors of the University of N.C.

State v. Tristan Noah Borlase

State v. Mark Alan Miller

State v. Bryan Christopher Bell

Happel v. Guilford County Board of Education, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

McKinney, et al. v. Goins, et al.

John Doe 1K v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte

Majority opinion

John Doe v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte

Majority opinion

State v. Francisco Edgar Tirado

Cohane v. The Home Missioners of America, et al.

Workplace Rights

State v. Andre Eugene Lester

James H.Q. Davis Trust, et al. v. JHD Properties, LLC, et al.

2024

68 decisions

Dieckhaus, et al. v. Board of Governors of The University of N.C.

Sturdivant v. N.C. Department of Public Safety

Workplace Rights

Majority opinion

Majority opinion

North State Deli, LLC, et al. v. The Cincinnati Insurance Company, et al.

Schooldev East, LLC v. Town of Wake Forest

In re: Chastain

State v. Seaga Edward Gillard

Cato Corporation, et al. v. Zurich American Insurance Company

Zander, et al. v. Orange County, NC, et al.

State v. Jamey Lamont Wilkins

Abortion & Healthcare

Did not participate

Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. N.C. Department of Revenue

Builders Mutual Insurance Company v. Neibel

State v. Jason William King

Gardner, et al. v. Richmond County

State v. Kyle Allen Burris

Singleton, et al. v. N.C. Department of Health & Human Services, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

Cowperthwait v. Salem Baptist Church, Inc.

State v. Travis Lamont Davenport

Did not participate

Cullen v. Logan Developers, Inc.

State v. Phillip Brandon Daw

Bottoms Towing & Recovery, LLC v. Circle of Seven, LLC

Majority opinion

In re: A.J., J.C., J.C.

Majority opinion

Arter v. Orange County, et al.

Majority opinion

Department of Transportation v. Bloomsbury Estates, LLC, et al.

Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

Majority opinion

State v. Angela Benita Phillips

Ha, et al. v. Nationwide General Insurance Company

State v. Robin Applewhite

Did not participate

In re: A.J.L.H., C.A.L.W., M.J.L.H.

Askew, et al. v. City of Kinston

Canteen, et al. v. Charlotte Metro Credit Union

Workplace Rights

Did not participate

State v. Joshua David Reber

Majority opinion

MidFirst Bank v. Brown, et al.

N.C. Department of Revenue v. FSC II, LLC

State v. Tevin Demetrius Vann

In re: Southeastern Eye Center

State v. Chad Cameron Copley

Workplace Rights

In re: K.B., A.M.H., M.S.H.

Hinman v. Cornett

State v. Eric Pierre Stewart

In re: The McClatchy Co., LLC, et al.

State v. Walter D. Giese

State v. Charles Singleton

State v. Mack Washington

Bouvier, et al. v. Porter, et al.

Elections & Voting

State v. Daniel Raymond Jonas

Fearrington, et al. v. City of Greenville, et al.

Did not participate

Taylor, et al. v. Bank of America, N.A.

Estate of Graham v. Lambert, et al.

The Society for the Historical Preservation of the Twenty-Sixth N.C. Troops, Inc. v. City of Asheville, et al.

State v. Richard Henry Jordan, Jr.

Majority opinion

Washington, et al. v. Cline, et al.

Majority opinion

Kluttz-Ellison v. Noah's Playloft Preschool, et al.

Workplace Rights

Majority opinion

Upchurch v. Harp Builders, Inc., et al.

Did not participate

Surgeon, et al. v. TKO Shelby, et al.

Majority opinion

State v. Kenneth Louis Walker

Slattery v. Appy City, LLC, et al.

NC Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Inc. v. Lanier Law Group, P.A., et al.

Did not participate

N.C. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Inc. v. Hebert

Did not participate

Terry v. Public Service Company of N.C., Inc., et al.

Beavers v. McMican

In re: Judge Foster

State v. Glenn Spencer Boyette, Jr.

Bradshaw, et al. v. Maiden, et al.

Did not participate

Halikierra Community Services LLC v. NCDHHS, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

2023

17 decisions

State v. Russell William Tucker

State v. Jahzion Wilson

State v. Melvin Ray Woolard, Jr.

N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., Inc. v. Herring

Elections & Voting

State v. Darren O'Brien Lancaster

Did not participate

State v. Isaiah Scott Beck

State v. Fernando Alvarez

Did not participate

Morris v. Rodeberg, et al.

Abortion & Healthcare

Wynn v. Frederick, et al.

Did not participate

State v. Larry Fritsche

D.V. Shah Corp. v. Vroombrands, LLC, et al.

Town of Midland v. Harrell, et al.

State v. Troy Logan Pickens

McKnight, et. al. v. Wakefield Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., et al.

State v. Roger Arthur, Jr.

Batson, et al. v. Coastal Resources Commission, et al.

Did not participate

State v. Joanna Kaye Julius