The North Carolina Court of Appeals (in case citation, N.C. Ct. App.) is the only intermediate appellate court in the state of North Carolina. It is composed of fifteen members who sit in rotating panels of three. The Court of Appeals was created by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1967 after voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1965 which "authorized the creation of an intermediate court of appeals to relieve pressure on the North Carolina Supreme Court." Judges serve eight-year terms and are elected in statewide elections. The General Assembly made Court of Appeals elections non-partisan starting with the 2004 elections, but later made them partisan again after the 2016 elections. Current judges There are currently 11 Republicans and 4 Democrats. Notes: Former judges A partial list of former judges is listed below: Lucy Inman Darren Jackson Christopher Brook Wanda Bryant Linda McGee Reuben Young Mark A. Davis Ann Marie Calabria Rick Elmore Douglas McCullough Linda Stephens Wendy Enochs Martha A. Geer Sanford L. Steelman Jr. Lisa Bell Sam Ervin, IV Robert C. Hunter Robert N. Hunter Jr. John C. Martin Cressie Thigpen Cheri Beasley Barbara Jackson James A. Wynn Jr. Eric L. Levinson Hugh Brown Campbell Jr. Robin E. Hudson Patricia Timmons-Goodson Loretta Copeland Biggs Robert H. Edmunds Jr. Mark Martin Sarah Parker Alan Z. Thornburg Robert F. Orr John Webb Jack L. Cozort John B. Lewis Jr. Ralph A. Walker Sidney S. Eagles Jr. Joe John S. Gerald Arnold Donald L. Smith Allyson Kay Duncan Burley Mitchell Clifton E. Johnson Willis Whichard Charles Becton Richard Erwin Robert M. Martin Fred Hedrick James M. Baley Jr. Walter E. Brock David M. Britt James C. Farthing Naomi E. Morris Raymond B. Mallard Hugh B. Campbell Francis M. Parker Earl W. Vaughn See also North Carolina Supreme Court References External links Official site North Carolina state courts State appellate courts of the United States 1967 establishments in North Carolina Courts and tribunals established in 1967