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Allison Riggs

Associate Justice · Democratic · on the Supreme Court since 2023

62

Opinions written

24

Majority opinions

33%

Dissent rate

197

Decisions sat on

Allison Riggs was appointed to the Supreme Court of North Carolina in 2023 and won a full term in the 2024 election. She previously served on the Court of Appeals and as a voting-rights litigator.

Who Riggs votes with

Agreement in divided cases, ranked

Earls (D) 89% Dietz (R) 43% Allen (R) 38%

Barringer (R) 37% Newby (R) 35% Berger (R) 26%

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

Opinions & dissents

All 197 decisions →

Aug 14, 2026

State v. Allen Jhalil Williams

Majority opinion

Aug 14, 2026

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

Wrote dissent

Aug 14, 2026

State v. Kedrick Daquane Thomas

Dissent

Aug 14, 2026

State v. Charles Leon Garmon

Majority opinion

Aug 14, 2026

State v. William David Lingerfelt

Wrote dissent

Aug 14, 2026

State v. Garry Joseph Gupton

Dissent

Aug 14, 2026

State v. Khalil Abdul Farook

Wrote dissent

Aug 14, 2026

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

Wrote concur in part

May 22, 2026

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

Dissent

May 22, 2026

State v. Donnie Ray Nunnally

Wrote dissent

May 22, 2026

State v. Blaine Dale Hague

Majority opinion

May 22, 2026

State v. Terrel Dawayne Rowdy

Majority opinion

May 22, 2026

Langley v. Autocraft, Inc., et al.