The Future of the Judiciary: Impartial Anita is Hearing a Case Argued by her Former Law Partner and Funded by Her Megadonor
Senator Amy Galey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2022
The Future of the Judiciary: Impartial Anita is Hearing a Case Argued by her Former Law Partner and Funded by Her Megadonor
Justice Earls’s former law partner on redistricting cases, Allison Riggs, is arguing a redistricting case before Justice Earls
Riggs and Earls spent years litigating together against the Republican-led General Assembly
Sen. Galey: “Is this the future liberals want, a judiciary bought by megadonors and rife with perceived corruption?”
Raleigh, N.C. — Justice Anita Earls and her former law partner, Allison Riggs, spent years litigating redistricting cases together against the Republican-led General Assembly.
And former Attorney General Eric Holder funneled $250,000 to elect Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls so she could rule on his lawsuit (see picture below).
Justice Earls is now on the bench hearing a case argued by her former law partner that’s almost identical to previous cases they both worked on together.
And the case is funded by Justice Earls’s campaign megadonor.
Sen. Amy Galey (R-Alamance) said, “Is this the future liberals want, a judiciary bought by megadonors rife with perceived corruption? Buying judgeships to get desired political outcomes destroys the legitimacy of the judiciary.”
Sen. Galey continued, “Nobody can argue with a straight face that Justice Earls will rule impartially on a case argued by her former law partner and funded by her campaign megadonor against the same group they spent years suing. This is dangerous territory for the judiciary.”
Justice Earls’s conflicts are obvious and egregious. Imagine the outcry if, say, an oil company gave six figures to elect a judge and then brought a suit to overturn environmental regulations before that same judge.
Yet the so-called “good government” groups are silent. That should tell you all you need to know about their “principles.”
