# List of justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court

Following is a list of justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court.

## Current justices

The Court's current members are:
| Seat | Justice | Born | Joined | Term ends | Mandatory retirement | Party affiliation | Law school |
| Chief Justice | Paul Martin Newby | (1955-05-05) May 5, 1955 (age 69) | December 5, 2004 | 2028 | May 31, 2031 | Republican | North Carolina |
| 1 | Anita Earls | (1960-02-20) February 20, 1960 (age 64) | January 1, 2019 | 2026 | February 29, 2036 | Democratic | Yale |
| 2 | Phil Berger Jr. | (1972-03-26) March 26, 1972 (age 52) | January 1, 2021 | 2028 | March 31, 2048 | Republican | Wake Forest |
| 4 | Tamara P. Barringer | (1958-12-01) December 1, 1958 (age 65) | January 1, 2021 | 2028 | December 31, 2034 | Republican | North Carolina |
| 3 | Richard Dietz | (1977-02-01) February 1, 1977 (age 47) | January 1, 2023 | 2030 | February 28, 2053 | Republican | Wake Forest |
| 5 | Trey Allen | (1974-11-20) November 20, 1974 (age 49) | January 1, 2023 | 2030 | November 30, 2050 | Republican | North Carolina |
| 6 | Allison Riggs | 1980 or 1981 (age 43–44) | September 11, 2023 | 2024 | October 31, 2055 | Democratic | University of Florida |
* ↑ Term ends on December 31 of the year listed.
* ↑ North Carolina judges must retire by the last day of the month in which they turn age 76.

## Former justices

| Judge | Began active service | Ended active service | Notes |
| William J. Adams | 1921 | 1934 | . |
| William Reynolds Allen | 1911 | 1921 | . |
| Thomas Samuel Ashe | 1878 | 1887 | . |
| Alphonso C. Avery | 1889 | 1897 | . |
| M. V. Barnhill | 1937 | 1956 | Chief Justice (1954–1956) |
| William Horn Battle | 1848 1852 | 1848 1868 | . |
| Cheri Beasley | 2013 | 2021 | Chief Justice (2019–2021) |
| Rhoda Billings | 1985 | 1986 | Chief Justice (1986) |
| William H. Bobbitt | 1954 | 1974 | Chief Justice (1969–1974) |
| Nathaniel Boyden | 1872 | 1873 | . |
| Edward Thomas Brady | 2003 | 2010 | . |
| Joseph Branch | 1966 | 1986 | Chief Justice (1979–1986) |
| David M. Britt | 1978 | 1982 | . |
| Walter E. Brock | 1979 | 1980 | . |
| Willis J. Brogden | 1926 | 1935 | . |
| George H. Brown | 1905 | 1920 | . |
| Armistead Burwell | 1892 | 1894 | . |
| G. K. Butterfield | 2001 | 2002 | . |
| William P. Bynum | 1873 | 1909 | . |
| J. Phil Carlton | 1979 | 1983 | . |
| Walter Clark | 1889 | 1924 | Chief Justice (1903–1924) |
| Heriot Clarkson | 1923 | 1942 | . |
| Henry G. Connor | 1903 | 1909 | . |
| George Whitfield Connor | 1903 | 1909 | . |
| Charles A. Cooke | 1901 | 1903 | . |
| J. William Copeland | 1975 | 1985 | . |
| Joseph J. Daniel | 1832 | 1848 | . |
| Joseph J. Davis | 1887 | 1892 | . |
| Mark A. Davis | 2019 | 2021 | . |
| Emery B. Denny | 1942 | 1966 | Chief Justice (1962–1966) |
| William A. Devin | 1935 | 1954 | Chief Justice (1951–1954) |
| Robert P. Dick | 1868 | 1872 | . |
| John H. Dillard | 1878 | 1881 | . |
| Robert M. Douglas | 1896 | 1904 | . |
| Robert H. Edmunds Jr. | 2001 | 2016 | . |
| Sam Ervin | 1948 | 1954 | . |
| Sam J. Ervin IV | 2015 | 2022 | . |
| James G. Exum | 1974 | 1995 | Chief Justice (1986–1995) |
| William T. Faircloth | 1895 | 1901 | Chief Justice (1895–1901) |
| Franklin Freeman | 2000 | 2000 | . |
| Henry Frye | 1983 | 2001 | Chief Justice (1999–2001) |
| David M. Furches | 1894 | 1903 | Chief Justice (1901–1903) |
| William Gaston | 1833 | 1844 | . |
| John Hall | 1819 | 1832 | . |
| Leonard Henderson | 1818 | 1833 | Chief Justice (1829–1833) |
| Carlisle W. Higgins | 1954 | 1974 | . |
| William A. Hoke | 1904 | 1925 | Chief Justice (1924–1925) |
| Robin E. Hudson | 2007 | 2022 | . |
| Robert N. Hunter Jr. | 2014 | 2014 | . |
| J. Frank Huskins | 1968 | 1982 | . |
| Barbara Jackson | 2011 | 2018 | . |
| Jefferson D. Johnson Jr. | 1950 | 1960 | . |
| I. Beverly Lake | 1985 1992 1994 | 1990 1992 2006 | Chief Justice (2001–2006) |
| I. Beverly Lake Sr. | 1965 | 1978 | . |
| James C. MacRae | 1892 | 1895 | . |
| Matthias Evans Manly | 1860 | 1865 | . |
| James S. Manning | 1909 | 1911 | . |
| Harry C. Martin | 1982 | 1992 | . |
| Mark Martin | 1999 | 2019 | Chief Justice (2014–2019) |
| Augustus Summerfield Merrimon | 1883 | 1892 | Chief Justice (1889–1892) |
| Louis B. Meyer | 1981 | 1994 | . |
| Burley Mitchell | 1982 | 1999 | Chief Justice (1995–1999) |
| Walter A. Montgomery | 1894 | 1905 | . |
| Dan K. Moore | 1969 | 1978 | |
| Michael R. Morgan | 2017 | 2023 | |
| Frederick Nash | 1844 | 1858 | Chief Justice (1852–1858) |
| Robert F. Orr | 1994 | 2004 | . |
| Francis I. Parker | 1986 | 1986 | |
| R. Hunt Parker | 1952 | 1969 | Chief Justice (1966–1969) |
| Sarah Parker | 1993 | 2014 | Chief Justice (2006–2014) |
| Richmond Mumford Pearson | 1848 | 1878 | Chief Justice (1859–1878); First Chief Justice elected by the people (in the 1868 election). |
| Edwin Godwin Reade | 1868 | 1879 | . |
| William B. Rodman | 1868 | 1879 | . |
| William B. Rodman Jr. | 1956 | 1965 | . |
| Thomas Ruffin | 1829 1858 | 1852 1859 | Chief Justice (1833–1852) |
| Thomas Ruffin Jr. | 1881 | 1883 | . |
| Michael Schenck | 1934 | 1948 | . |
| Aaron A. F. Seawell | 1938 | 1950 | . |
| Thomas Settle | 1868 | 1871 | . |
| Susie Sharp | 1962 | 1979 | Chief Justice (1975–1979) |
| James E. Shepherd | 1888 | 1895 | Chief Justice (1893–1895) |
| William N. H. Smith | 1878 | 1889 | Chief Justice (1878–1889) |
| Walter P. Stacy | 1920 | 1951 | Chief Justice (1925–1951) |
| John Louis Taylor | 1818 | 1829 | First Chief Justice (1818–1829) |
| Patricia Timmons-Goodson | 2006 | 2012 | |
| John D. Toomer | 1829 | 1829 | . |
| Itimous T. Valentine Sr. | 1951 | 1952 | . |
| Lycurgus R. Varser | 1925 | 1925 | . |
| Earl W. Vaughn | 1985 | 1985 | . |
| George L. Wainwright Jr. | 1998 | 2006 | . |
| Platt D. Walker | 1903 | 1923 | . |
| John Webb | 1986 | 1998 | . |
| Willis Whichard | 1986 | 1998 | . |
| J. Wallace Winborne | 1937 | 1962 | Chief Justice (1956–1962) |
| James Andrew Wynn | 1998 | 1998 | . |