In 2024, Democrats must defend Judge Carolyn Thompson’s seat on the N.C. Court of Appeals and elect Martin Moore and Ed Eldred to flip two more seats blue.

Democrats currently hold only 4 of the 15 Court of Appeals seats. But they can take back the Court of Appeals by 2028. Winning these seats is critical! 

FLIP NC Communications Director Andrea Cash sat down for a conversation with Thompson, who brings more than two decades of experience to the bench. She has been a trial attorney and served on the district court and superior court as well as the N.C. Court of Appeals. She is passionate about helping victims of domestic violence and mentoring other Black women who want to pursue a law career. 

Judge Thompson discusses her pitch to voters; what she enjoys most about serving on three-judge panels on the Court of Appeals; the importance of recusing when there is a conflict of interest on a case; being perched on the shoulders of the generations who preceded her; and more. 

Now through August 8, you can order a FLIP the NC Court shirt online, directly from our printer, through this limited-time, special fundraiser.

To draw attention to North Carolina Republicans’ extreme partisan gerrymandering, Kate Barr is running in a state senate district so heavily rigged she has no shot at winning.

“Voters deserve to have real choices about who represents them. It's how we hold our elected officials accountable for the decisions they make on our behalf. But, in gerrymandering, instead of voters choosing their representatives, the representatives choose their voters. That's wrong.”

On July 16, we’re teaming up with Barr to host a screening of the award-winning documentary Slay the Dragon and a Q&A with Democratic N.C. Supreme Court Justices (and former civil rights lawyers) Allison Riggs and Anita Earls.

We had a great few days in Asheville tabling at the Lovett or Leave It show and then running a canvass in partnership with Indivisible Asheville. The MANY special guests to join our canvass kick-off included Jon Lovett, Justice Allison Riggs, N.C. Court of Appeals candidates Martin Moore and Ed Eldred, and N.C. Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton.

Page retired in 2017 from a career as a legal educator at Meredith College and, more recently, at North Carolina Central School of Law. Never having been active politically in her life before, she realized in 2017 that she had been shirking her responsibility as a citizen. When not canvassing, she can most often be found exercising at the YMCA or working to transform her yard into a bird-friendly landscape. She lives in Durham with her egomaniac tuxedo cat, Carlito.

Check out this Q&A with Page, and then sign up to join her at an upcoming canvass!

In Part 4 of our wide-ranging conversation, Justice Riggs discusses the importance of increasing the Court’s transparency and accountability, offers advice for anyone getting involved in voter outreach this year, and shares what’s providing her hope in these challenging times.

In Part 3 of our wide-ranging conversation, Justice Riggs discusses the role of the N.C. Court of Appeals, the fantastic Democratic candidates running to serve on that bench, and the plan to win back our statewide courts by 2028.

In Part 2 of our wide-ranging conversation, Justice Riggs discusses serving “without fear or favor”; what voters are focused on going into the general election, including maintaining bodily autonomy; the impact the Court has on the day-to-day lives on North Carolinians; and how to end gerrymandering once and for all.

Democrats hold only 4 of the 15 Court of Appeals Seats in North Carolina. We have the opportunity to take back the N.C. Court of Appeals by 2028. Three seats are up for election this year, and winning these races is critical! FLIP NC Communications Director Andrea Cash interview N.C. Court of Appeals candidate Martin Moore, a 36-year-old former public defender who is also a Buncombe County Commissioner. He discusses his pitch to voters; the importance of racial, generational, and geographic diversity on the bench; the energy he’s receiving by meeting fired-up voters, and more. 

Mike and his son Joaquin live in Cary. Mike is a preschool director/owner, and Joaquin is a junior at Enloe Magnet High School. Mike was active in local and national political campaigns in college and previously taught high school civics. They have enjoyed discussing politics since Joaquin was very young, and they decided this election would be a great opportunity for them to put that love for politics into action. Joaquin has canvassed three times with FLIP NC, and Mike has canvassed twice.

Check out this Q&A with Mike and Joaquin, and then sign up to join them at an upcoming canvass!

NC Newsline featured FLIP NC in a story that was published on April 18.

We appreciate Kelan Lyons’ reporting on the history of FLIP NC and our recent pivot to focus on judicial elections so that we can end gerrymandering in North Carolina.

Read the full story here.

Lopa lives in Durham her husband, Neelesh, their 9- and 12-year-old kids, and their two rescue dogs. She works 150 hours a week as a personal assistant, driver, chef, therapist, life coach, maid, tutor, mind reader, and more. “Being a stay-at-home parent is seriously the hardest job ever,” she says. In what little free time she has, she also volunteers with FLIP NC. We are so glad she does!

Check out this Q&A with Lopa, and then sign up to join her at an upcoming canvass!

On March 7, FLIP NC was represented on the airwaves, via an interview with Aaron Keck of WCHL.