"In a series of hotly contested North Carolina contests, two Democratic-leaning judges [Ervin and Hudson] prevailed, one Democrat [Beasley] was leading in a very close race, and one Republican [Chief Justice Martin] was re-elected," Jacobson wrote.
[3][4] Chief Justice Sarah Parker stepped down from her position on the Court in 2014 because she reached the mandatory retirement age of 72.
[11] Associate Justice Cheri Beasley ran for election to a full term in her own right after she was appointed to the seat by former Governor Bev Perdue to fill a vacancy.
[18] After the recount only added a net 17 votes to Robinson's total, he conceded and Beasley was declared the winner on Nov.
[22][23] Inman won election to her first term on the North Carolina Court of Appeals with 51.9 percent of the vote.
[26] Paul Holcombe has been a District Court Judge for Johnston, Harnett and Lee Counties since January 2009.
[8] On July 9, 2014, Chief Judge John C. Martin announced his retirement, effective August 1, 2014, creating another opening to be filled by voters in the general election.
[28] Governor Pat McCrory appointed Judge Lisa Bell to hold the Martin seat for the remainder of the year, but she was not among the candidates who ran for a full term.