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Paul Newby
Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byCheri Beasley
Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
In office
December 5, 2004 – December 31, 2020
Preceded byRobert F. Orr
Succeeded byPhil Berger Jr.
Personal details
Born (1955-05-05) May 5, 1955 (age 69)
Asheboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationDuke University (BA)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD)

Paul Martin Newby (born May 5, 1955) is an American judge, who was first elected to a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2004. He was elected chief justice in 2020 defeating incumbent Cheri Beasley.

Early life and education

Newby was born in Asheboro, North Carolina. He graduated from Ragsdale High School in Jamestown, North Carolina. He is an Eagle Scout and former Scoutmaster. A resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, Newby earned a bachelor's degree in Public Policy Studies from Duke University in 1977 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980.

Career

After four years in private practice in Kannapolis, a year as a counsel to a real estate developer, Vice President and General Counsel of Cannon Mills Realty and Development Corporation, Newby was appointed Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina in 1985, a post he held for almost twenty years.

Following the resignation of North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Robert F. Orr, Newby was one of eight candidates, four Republicans and four Democrats, who filed in a special election to fill the vacant seat; he won that race with 23% of the vote for an eight-year term on the court in the statewide judicial elections. In the officially non-partisan race, Newby was endorsed by the North Carolina Republican Party—the North Carolina Democratic Party refused to endorse any candidate in the race.

He is an adjunct professor at the Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, and the co-author of a book on the North Carolina Constitution.

In November 2012, he won re-election to a second eight-year term, defeating Sam Ervin, IV.

On November 3, 2020, Newby was elected North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice, for an eight-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2021. He was sworn in as the 30th Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court shortly after midnight.

Awards and associations

Electoral history

North Carolina State Supreme Court Chief Justice seat election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Martin Newby 2,695,951 50.004
Democratic Cheri Beasley (incumbent) 2,695,550 49.996
Total votes 5,391,501 100.0

References

  1. ^ "Paul Martin Newby, Associate Justice". North Carolina Court System. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  2. "Beasley concedes defeat in N. Carolina chief justice race". AP NEWS. April 20, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  3. "North Carolina swearing in ceremony takes place for Chief Justice Paul Newby". AP. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  4. "Phi Alpha Delta presents 2009 Iredell Award to Justice Paul Newby". Campbell University School of Law. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  5. "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov.

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Preceded byRobert F. Orr Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
2004–2020 		Succeeded byPhil Berger Jr.
Preceded byCheri Beasley Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
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