With the exception of the buzz over the arrival of year Y2k, I have never in my lifetime seen people attach so much significance to the changing of the calendar year or express so much hope for what improvements that date change might usher in. The year 2021 has indeed arrived amidst the (socially distanced and masked) fanfare. And while none of us can know all of the ways in which our lives and work may change in the coming months, we do know that we will have new court system leaders helping us navigate these troubled waters. New Chief Justice. When I last wrote about the election for Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, then-Associate Justice Paul Newby had a narrow lead, a recount was underway, and the race was too close to call. Several days later, Newby emerged as the winner by a razor-thin margin, garnering 401 more votes than his challenger, incumbent Chief Justice Cheri Beasley. Chief Justice Newby, the justice with the longest tenure on the current court, was sworn in to his new role shortly after midnight on January 1. A virtual ceremonial investiture for Chief Justice Newby and new North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justices Phil Berger, Jr. and Tamara Patterson Barringer will take place at 10 a.m. tomorrow, January 6, 2021. The public may watch the ceremony on the NC Supreme Court’s YouTube page. New Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Former Chief Judge Linda McGee—the longest serving court [...]
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