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Anita EarlsOn ballot Nov 3, 2026

Associate Justice · Democratic · on the Supreme Court since 2019

74

Opinions written

26

Majority opinions

33%

Dissent rate

209

Decisions sat on

Anita Earls joined the Supreme Court of North Carolina in 2019. A civil-rights attorney before taking the bench, she is on the ballot on November 3, 2026.

Who Earls votes with

Agreement in divided cases, ranked

Riggs (D) 89% Dietz (R) 43% Allen (R) 40%

Barringer (R) 39% Newby (R) 38% Berger (R) 29%

Share of divided cases the two agreed, ranked. Party is shown as a fact, never used in the math.

Opinions & dissents

All 209 decisions →

Aug 14, 2026

State v. Kevin Leigh Wingate

Majority opinion

Aug 14, 2026

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

Majority opinion

Aug 14, 2026

State v. Kedrick Daquane Thomas

Wrote dissent

Aug 14, 2026

K.H. v. Dixon, et al.

Majority opinion

Aug 14, 2026

State v. William David Lingerfelt

Dissent

Aug 14, 2026

State v. Garry Joseph Gupton

Wrote dissent

Aug 14, 2026

State v. Khalil Abdul Farook

Dissent

Aug 14, 2026

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

Concur in part

Aug 14, 2026

State v. Dallas Jerome McGirt

Majority opinion

May 22, 2026

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

Majority opinion

May 22, 2026

State v. Wendy Dawn Lamb Hicks

Majority opinion

May 22, 2026

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

Wrote concur in part

May 22, 2026

State v. Tyron Lamont Dobson

Majority opinion

May 22, 2026

State v. Donnie Ray Nunnally

Dissent