Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court

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The Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court is the highest-ranking judicial officer in the state, overseeing the state’s court system and presiding over its supreme court.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office ⓘ
public office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: North Carolina
appointedBy voters of North Carolina ⓘ
branch Judicial branch ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Article IV of the North Carolina Constitution ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
eligibleForReelection true ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Clerks of court in the North Carolina Judicial Branch ⓘ
Court administrators in the North Carolina Judicial Branch ⓘ
hasDuty assigning opinions when in the majority ⓘ
overseeing the efficient administration of justice in North Carolina courts ⓘ
presiding over oral arguments in the Supreme Court of North Carolina ⓘ
serving as spokesperson for the North Carolina judiciary ⓘ
hasPower administrative supervision of the North Carolina court system ⓘ
appointing members to certain judicial commissions and committees ⓘ
assigning judges to panels of the Supreme Court of North Carolina ⓘ
designating acting chief judges in lower courts ⓘ
hasPrecedenceOver Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of North Carolina ⓘ
hasSymbol Great Seal of the State of North Carolina ⓘ
headOf Judicial Branch of North Carolina ⓘ
North Carolina court system ⓘ
highestRankIn North Carolina judiciary ⓘ
interprets North Carolina Constitution ⓘ
laws of North Carolina ⓘ
jurisdiction statewide jurisdiction in North Carolina ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Raleigh, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Raleigh
memberOf Supreme Court of North Carolina ⓘ
officeCreatedIn North Carolina Constitution ⓘ
officeHolderRole chief justice ⓘ
officeHoldersAlsoHoldTitle Chief Justice of North Carolina ⓘ
officeHoldersMustRetireAt mandatory judicial retirement age set by North Carolina law ⓘ
officeType state supreme court chief justice ⓘ
participatesIn North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission appointments ⓘ
partOf Judicial Branch of North Carolina ⓘ
North Carolina state government ⓘ
positionHeldIn Supreme Court of North Carolina ⓘ
presidesOver Supreme Court of North Carolina ⓘ
professionalRequirement must be licensed to practice law in North Carolina ⓘ
reportsTo North Carolina Constitution ⓘ
people of North Carolina ⓘ
residenceRequirement must be a resident of North Carolina ⓘ
seat Supreme Court Building, Raleigh, North Carolina ⓘ
selectionMethod partisan statewide election ⓘ
style The Honorable ⓘ
termLength 8 years ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Judicial branch of North Carolina → headOfGovernment → Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court ⓘ
North Carolina District Court → overseenBy → Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court ⓘ
North Carolina court system → headedBy → Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
North Carolina court system → hasChiefJustice → Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court → officeHoldersAlsoHoldTitle → Chief Justice of North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court