ate ▁Justice ▁ ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁( New by ▁seat / Se at ▁ 2 ) ▁The ▁seat ▁currently ▁held ▁by ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁Paul ▁Martin ▁New by ▁is ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁New by ▁has ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁run ▁for ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁instead , ▁leaving ▁his ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁seat ▁open . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁ ▁Dec la red ▁Phil ▁Ber ger ▁Jr . ▁( Rep ublic an ), ▁inc umb ent ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁Judge ▁ ▁Lucy ▁In man ▁( D em ocrat ), ▁inc umb ent ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁Judge ▁ ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁( D av is ▁seat / Se at ▁ 4 ) ▁Be as ley ' s ▁elev ation ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁made ▁her ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁seat ▁vac ant , ▁which ▁also ▁triggered ▁a ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁election . ▁Governor ▁Cooper ▁appointed ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁Judge ▁Mark ▁A . ▁Davis ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁as ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Justice . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁ ▁Dec la red ▁Tam ara ▁P . ▁Bar ring er ▁( Rep ublic an ), ▁former ▁state ▁sen ator ▁Mark ▁A . ▁Davis ▁( D em ocrat ), ▁inc umb ent ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁ ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁( Se at ▁ 4 ) ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁ ▁Dec la red ▁Tr icia ▁Sh ield s ▁( D em ocrat ), ▁att orney ▁and ▁Campbell ▁University ▁Law ▁School ▁instruct or