One justice of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and three judges of the fifteen-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 5, 2024, concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. These elections were conducted on a partisan basis.
The ultimate result was that Republicans won three of the four elections (all for the Court of Appeals), while a Democrat won the Supreme Court race.
Primary elections (for seats with more than one candidate from a political party) were held on March 5, 2024.
This seat was held by Associate Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat. Governor Roy Cooper appointed her to the seat following the early retirement of Michael R. Morgan, also a Democrat. The final results of the election showed Riggs ahead of Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin by fewer than 800 votes, but legal challenges prevented their certification for months after. State courts, under a legal challenge by Griffin, had ordered the reexamination of thousands of voters' eligibilities, but a federal court later ordered the certification of the results as they stood. Griffin finally conceded the race on May 7, 2025.
The incumbent was Carolyn Thompson, a Democrat. Governor Roy Cooper appointed her to fill the vacancy caused when he elevated Judge Allison Riggs (also a Democrat) to the Supreme Court. Thompson ran for a full term, but was defeated by former state representative Tom Murry.
The incumbent was Judge Valerie Zachary, a Republican.
The incumbent was Republican Hunter Murphy, who lost to Chris Freeman in the primary. Freeman then went on to win the general election, defeating Democrat Martin Moore.