Richard Dietz

Richard Dietz (Republican Party) is a judge of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2031.

Dietz (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Dietz was appointed to the North Carolina Court of Appeals by Republican Governor Pat McCrory on August 25, 2014, to fill the vacancy created by the elevation of Judge Robert N. Hunter, Jr. to the North Carolina Supreme Court.^[1][2]

Biography

Richard Dietz earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 1999, a juris doctor from Wake Forest University in 2002, and a master's degree in judicial studies from Duke University in 2020. Dietz's career experience includes working as a partner and associate with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, an associate with Covington & Burling LLP, and a law clerk to United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge H. Emory Widener, Jr.^[3]

Elections

2022

See also: North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022

General election

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lucy N. Inman advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Richard Dietz advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.

Campaign finance

2016

Dietz ran for election to his seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Vince M. Rozier, Jr., a judge for the 10th judicial district, filed to run against him in the general election.^[4] The two faced each other in the November 8 general election.

Election results

November 8 general election

North Carolina Court of Appeals, Dietz seat, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Richard Dietz Incumbent	53.47%	2,353,604
Vince M. Rozier, Jr.	46.53%	2,048,367
Total Votes (2,704 of 2,704: 100%)	4,401,971
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections Official Results

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Richard Dietz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

State supreme court judicial selection in North Carolina

See also: Judicial selection in North Carolina

The seven justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court are chosen through partisan elections. Justices are elected to eight-year terms and must face re-election if they wish to serve again.^[5]

Qualifications

To serve on this court, a person must be licensed to practice law in North Carolina. There is a mandatory retirement age of 72 years.^[6]

Chief justice

The chief justice of the supreme court is elected by voters to serve in that capacity for an eight-year term.^[7]

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state supreme courts

In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a successor to serve until the next general election which is held more than 60 days after the vacancy occurs. The governor must select an appointee from a list of three recommendations provided by the executive committee of the political party with which the vacating justice was affiliated.^[8] An election is then held for a full eight-year term.^[9][5]

The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.

See also

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Footnotes

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