Candidate Statement:

Justice Anita Earls is a civil rights attorney and experienced jurist who is running for reelection to the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2026.

Her values of justice, equality, and fairness for all were born of the struggle she experienced growing up in a mixed-race family at a time when interracial marriages were illegal in most of the country.

These values and experiences guided Justice Earls' career choices, leading her to fight for the rights of ordinary citizens across North Carolina in a wide range of civil rights cases. For over 30 years, she stood alongside people whose right to vote was denied, people who were mistreated at work, and the parents of children who were being denied equal educational opportunities, seeking equal justice under the law in state and federal courtrooms.

Now, as the only African American member of the Court, Justice Earls has continued to demonstrate her steadfast dedication to upholding the Constitution and protecting the rights and freedoms of all North Carolinians - including access to healthcare, a sound basic public education, a clean environment, fairness in the marketplace, and the equal right to vote.

Top Issues:

I spent my career as an attorney fighting to protect and defend the freedoms of everyday North Carolinians. Now, as your Justice, I've continued to uphold the rights enshrined in our State Constitution - like access to healthcare, a sound basic public education, and the right to vote.