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Paul NewbyChief

Chief Justice · Republican · on the Supreme Court since 2005 · mandatory retirement 2027

37

Opinions written

23

Majority opinions

3%

Dissent rate

210

Decisions sat on

Paul Newby joined the Supreme Court of North Carolina in 2005 and has served as Chief Justice since 2021. He reaches mandatory judicial retirement age in 2027.

Who Newby votes with

Agreement in divided cases, ranked

Allen (R) 98% Barringer (R) 97% Dietz (R) 91%

Berger (R) 91% Earls (D) 38% Riggs (D) 35%

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

Opinions & dissents

All 210 decisions →

Aug 14, 2026

State v. Michael John Moore, Sr.

Wrote concurrence

Aug 14, 2026

State v. Charles Leon Garmon

Wrote concur in part

Aug 14, 2026

State v. Khalil Abdul Farook

Majority opinion

Aug 14, 2026

State v. Dallas Jerome McGirt

Wrote concurrence

May 22, 2026

State v. Bryan Scott Tadlock

Wrote concurrence

May 22, 2026

State v. Donnie Ray Nunnally

Wrote concurrence

Apr 2, 2026

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

Majority opinion

Mar 20, 2026

State v. Quantez Lashay Thomas

Majority opinion

Dec 12, 2025

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

Workplace Rights

Wrote concur in part

Oct 17, 2025

State v. Demetria L. Norman

Majority opinion

Oct 17, 2025

State v. Jonathan Ray Lail

Wrote concur in part

Oct 17, 2025

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

Wrote concurrence

Oct 17, 2025

State v. Marty Douglas Rogers

Majority opinion

Aug 22, 2025

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

Workplace Rights

Majority opinion