Incumbent
North Carolina Supreme Court winner?
$350.76
NOV 4, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Overview
Current roleJudge
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationNorth Carolina
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BackgroundAssociate Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina
EducationWilliams College (BA, 1981)
Notable personal detailsAnita Sue Earls is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, first elected in 2018 and sworn in on January 3, 2019. She is a civil-rights attorney and founder of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, where she served as executive director for about a decade. Earls previously served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and has taught at Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and the University of Maryland. She earned an undergraduate degree from Williams College and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
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Positions
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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