Anita Earls
North Carolina Supreme Court associate justice since 2019 and a civil rights lawyer.
Last refreshed: 5 November 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic
Timeline for Anita Earls
Led for her seat with 58.86%
US Midterms 2026: Cooper beats Whatley; Foxx trails by 99Background
Anita Earls led for her seat on the Supreme Court of North Carolina with 58.86% on unofficial counts after the 3 November 2026 election. Her Republican challenger was state Representative Sarah Stevens.
Earls joined the Court in 2019 after beating Republican incumbent Barbara Jackson in 2018. She founded the Southern Coalition for Social Justice in Durham in 2007 and served as a deputy assistant attorney general in the US Justice Department's Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton.
The seat was filed as a partisan race, and both Earls and Stevens were unopposed in their March primaries.
Who is winning the 2026 North Carolina Supreme Court race?
When did Anita Earls join the North Carolina Supreme Court?
What did Anita Earls do before becoming a judge?
Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 5 November 2026. Editorial standards.