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This undated photo provided by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts in December 2024 shows North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Allison Riggs. (Roger Winstead/North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts via AP)

This undated photo provided by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts in December 2024 shows North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Allison Riggs. (Roger Winstead/North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts via AP)

North Carolina state Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton, left, speaks at a news conference about the pending election for a state Supreme Court seat on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, on Capitol Square in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

North Carolina state Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton, left, speaks at a news conference about the pending election for a state Supreme Court seat on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, on Capitol Square in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

This undated photo provided by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts in December 2024 shows North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin. (North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts via AP)

This undated photo provided by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts in December 2024 shows North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin. (North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts via AP)