NC Supreme Court Associate Justice

Paul Newby

• Has served since 2004

• Serves as an adjunct professor, Campbell University Law School, 2008-present

• Served as an assistant U.S. attorney, Raleigh, civil and criminal litigation, 1985-2004

• Served as a general counsel, Cannon Mills Realty, Kannapolis, 1984-85

• Was an associate, Van Winkle Law Firm, Asheville, transactional practice, 1980-84

Sam J. Ervin IV

• Has served on the N.C. Court of Appeals since 2009

• Served on the N.C. Utilities Commission from 1999-2008

• Practiced law from 1981 to 1999 in Morganton, with Byrd, Byrd, Ervin, Whisnant, McMahon & Ervin, P.A., handling civil, criminal and administrative matters

• Graduated from Harvard Law School in 1981

Super PAC Donations

A super PAC called the N.C. Judicial Coalition has made significant advertising purchases on behalf of Paul Newby, according to The (Raleigh) News & Observer.

The N.C. Judicial Coalition is officially bipartisan but includes Republican leaders.

A super PAC can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money for a cause, but cannot coordinate with a campaign.

Though a non-partisan body, the N.C. Supreme Court justices currently fall 4-3 in favor of conservative decisions, The News & Observer reports.

Newby is considered right-leaning while Sam Ervin is considered left-leaning.

“Candidates are not involved and have no control over the creation or message of super PACs or the decision of individuals to support them,” Newby wrote in response to a The Daily Tar Heel survey.

“I’m honored that these individuals, including prominent lawyers, have reviewed my eight year record and believe me to be worthy of re-election,” he wrote.