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Richard Dietz
2023 - Present
2031
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Richard Dietz (Republican Party) is a judge of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2031.
Dietz (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Dietz was appointed to the North Carolina Court of Appeals by Republican Governor Pat McCrory on August 25, 2014, to fill the vacancy created by the elevation of Judge Robert N. Hunter, Jr. to the North Carolina Supreme Court.[1][2]
Biography
Richard Dietz earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 1999, a juris doctor from Wake Forest University in 2002, and a master's degree in judicial studies from Duke University in 2020. Dietz's career experience includes working as a partner and associate with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, an associate with Covington & Burling LLP, and a law clerk to United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge H. Emory Widener, Jr.[3]
Elections
2022
See also: North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina Supreme Court
Richard Dietz defeated Lucy N. Inman in the general election for North Carolina Supreme Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Dietz (R) | 52.4 | 1,965,840 |
 | Lucy N. Inman (D)  | 47.6 | 1,786,650 | |
| Total votes: 3,752,490 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lucy N. Inman advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Richard Dietz advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.
Campaign finance
2016
Dietz ran for election to his seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Vince M. Rozier, Jr., a judge for the 10th judicial district, filed to run against him in the general election.[4] The two faced each other in the November 8 general election.
Election results
November 8 general election
| North Carolina Court of Appeals, Dietz seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Richard Dietz Incumbent |
53.47% | 2,353,604 |
| Vince M. Rozier, Jr. | 46.53% | 2,048,367 |
| Total Votes (2,704 of 2,704: 100%) | 4,401,971 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections Official Results | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Richard Dietz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
State supreme court judicial selection in North Carolina
- See also: Judicial selection in North Carolina
The seven justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court are chosen through partisan elections. Justices are elected to eight-year terms and must face re-election if they wish to serve again.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a person must be licensed to practice law in North Carolina. There is a mandatory retirement age of 72 years.[6]
Chief justice
The chief justice of the supreme court is elected by voters to serve in that capacity for an eight-year term.[7]
Vacancies
In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a successor to serve until the next general election which is held more than 60 days after the vacancy occurs. The governor must select an appointee from a list of three recommendations provided by the executive committee of the political party with which the vacating justice was affiliated.[8] An election is then held for a full eight-year term.[9][5]
The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
See also
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ State of North Carolina: Office of Governor Pat McCrory, "Governor McCrory will appoint Richard Dietz to fill Court of Appeals vacancy," August 25, 2014
- ↑ TWC News.com, "Gov. McCrory Appoints Lawyer to NC Appeals Court," August 26, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Richard Dietz," accessed December 6, 2022
- ↑ North Carolina Secretary of State, "Candidate listing 2016," accessed December 22, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | School of Government, "History of North Carolina Judicial Elections," August 2020
- ↑ North Carolina Judicial Branch, "Judicial Qualifications Summary," September 28, 2016
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: North Carolina," accessed September 20, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia Election Administration Legislation Tracker, "North Carolina S382," accessed December 19, 2024
- ↑ North Carolina General Assembly, "North Carolina Constitution - Article IV," accessed September 20, 2021 (Section 19)
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Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina
State courts:
Supreme Court of North Carolina • North Carolina Court of Appeals • North Carolina Superior Courts • North Carolina District Courts
State resources:
Courts in North Carolina • North Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in North Carolina
