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Previous Final Round Judges

2009 Judges

• Karen Nelson Moore, Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Robert Orr, Executive Director of North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law; ret. N.C. Court of Appeals
• Mark Martin, Senior Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court

2008 Judges

• Gilbert S. Merritt Jr., Senior Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Terrence W. Boyle, Judge, U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina
• Sarah Parker, Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court

2007 Judges

• Mark D. Martin, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
• Robert Edmunds, Jr, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
• Lacey Thornburg, U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina

2006 Judges

• Robert Edmunds, Jr, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
• Paul Newby, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
• Dennis Howell, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Western District of North Carolina

2005 Judges

• J. Dickson Phillips, Jr., Retired Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Sarah E. Parker, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
• Mark D. Martin, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court

2004 Judges

• Terrence W. Boyle, Chief U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina
• Barbara Lynn, U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Texas
• Mark Martin, North Carolina Supreme Court

2003 Judges

• Martha Geer, North Carolina Court of Appeals
• K. Edward Green, North Carolina Court of Appeals
• John Tyson, North Carolina Court of Appeals

2002 Judges

n/a

2001 Judges

n/a

2000 Judges

• Eric Lee Clay, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
• Sarah E. Parker, North Carolina Supreme Court
• James Dickson Phillips, Jr., Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, Retired

1999 Judges

• Clarence Horton, North Carolina Court of Appeals
• Mark Martin, North Carolina Supreme Court
• Willis P. Whichard, North Carolina Supreme Court

1998 Judges

• Diana Gribbon Motz, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
• Sarah E. Parker, North Carolina Supreme Court

1997 Judges

• Sam J. Ervin, III, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
• Robert. F. Orr, North Carolina Supreme Court

1996 Judges

• Henry E. Frye, North Carolina Supreme Court
• Robert F. Orr, North Carolina Supreme Court
• Willis P. Whichard, North Carolina Supreme Court

1995 Judges

• Sarah E. Parker, North Carolina Supreme Court
• David B. Sentelle, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

1994 Judges

• Rhesa H. Barksdale, U.S. Court of Appeals
• James G. Exum, North Carolina Supreme Court
• Paul V. Niemeyer, U.S. Court of Appeals

1993 Judges

• Clyde H. Hamilton, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
• Karen LeCraft Henderson, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
• Willis P. Whichard, North Carolina Supreme Court

1992 Judges

• Rhesa H. Barksdale, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
• Terrence W. Boyle, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
• S. Jay Plager, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit