Bipartisan NC appellate panel to hear dispute over judicial, utilities appointments

Bipartisan NC appellate panel to hear dispute over judicial, utilities appointments

A bipartisan three-judge North Carolina Court of Appeals panel will hear oral arguments on Oct. 15 in a dispute between the governor and legislative leaders over judicial and utilities appointments. Judges John Tyson, Valerie Zachary, and Allegra Collins will hear the Stein v. Hall arguments. Tyson and Zachary are Republicans. Collins is a Democrat. The Appeals Court announced the hearing date more than a week after rejecting Gov. Josh Stein’s r…