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Robin E. Hudson

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Robin Hudson
Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byGeorge Wainwright
Succeeded byRichard Dietz
Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
In office
January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2007
Preceded byJohn Lewis Jr.
Succeeded byLinda Stephens
Personal details
Born (1952-02-20) February 20, 1952 (age 72)
DeKalb County, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationYale University (BA)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD)

Robin Elizabeth Hudson (born February 20, 1952) is an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Early life and education

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Born in DeKalb County, Georgia, after studying philosophy and psychology at Yale University, Hudson earned a J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976.

Career

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Except for three years as a state appellate defender, Hudson worked in private practice in Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina until 2000, when she was elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals—the first woman to be elected to an appellate court in North Carolina without being appointed first. She is married and has two children, Emily and Charles.

Hudson was elected to the North Carolina Supreme Court seat of retiring Justice George Wainwright in November 2006. She took office in January 2007. Hudson was re-elected to the Court in November 2014.[1] She chose not to run for another term in 2022, as she would have reached the state's mandatory retirement age about 13 months into that term.[2]

In 2009, Hudson became president of the Women's Forum of North Carolina.[3]

Hudson wrote the Supreme Court's 2022 opinion striking down the state legislature's congressional and legislative districts as excessively partisan gerrymanders.[4]

Electoral history

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2014

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North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Hudson seat) primary election, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Robin Hudson (incumbent) 381,836 42.56%
Nonpartisan Eric Levinson 328,062 36.57%
Nonpartisan Jeanette Doran 187,273 20.87%
Total votes 897,171 100%
North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Hudson seat) general election, 2014[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Robin Hudson (incumbent) 1,283,478 52.46%
Nonpartisan Eric Levinson 1,163,022 47.54%
Total votes 2,446,500 100%

2006

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North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Wainwright seat) election, 2006[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Robin Hudson 806,861 50.64%
Nonpartisan Ann Marie Calabria 786,310 49.36%
Total votes 1,593,171 100%

2000

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North Carolina Court of Appeals (Lewis seat) election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robin Hudson 1,396,957 51.46%
Republican Paul Stam 1,317,677 48.54%
Total votes 2,714,634 100%

References

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  1. ^ WNCN
  2. ^ WITN
  3. ^ News & Observer: Hudson to head Women's Forum
  4. ^ WRAL.com
  5. ^ "05/06/2014 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "11/04/2014 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "11/07/2006 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
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Legal offices
Preceded by
John Lewis Jr.
 Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
2001–2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
2007–2023 		Succeeded by
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