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Anita Earls

Anita Earls

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Overview

Current roleJudge

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

Age66 years old (Feb 20, 1960)

GenderFemale

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LocationNorth Carolina

BackgroundAttorney

EducationWilliams College — B.A. in Political Economy and Philosophy (1981)

Notable personal detailsAnita Sue Earls is a civil rights attorney and associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (since 2019). She previously served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and directed the Voting Rights Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. In North Carolina, she founded the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and served as its executive director before being elected to the state Supreme Court in 2018.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Healthcare

Supports access to healthcare and has described protecting access to healthcare as a constitutional or policy priority; as a justice she has authored opinions that protect retired state employees’ health insurance benefits. Her public materials emphasize healthcare access as part of defending rights and protections for North Carolinians.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

Supports reproductive freedom and access to healthcare while criticizing proposals to significantly restrict abortion; has positioned herself against opponents’ votes for strict abortion limits. She frames reproductive rights as part of protecting rights and freedoms under the state constitution.

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Climate & Energy

The candidate supports protecting a clean environment and has a record of legal advocacy for communities affected by environmental harms; endorsements from environmental groups indicate alignment with pro-environment policies. Her work with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice included legal actions addressing environmental impacts on communities.

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