RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper said on Friday, Dec. 16 he would appoint Allison Riggs to fill a vacancy on the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Riggs, who has spent over 13 years with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, has no experience as a judge at any level. She joined the left-leaning activist organization after graduating law school at the University of Florida.
Cooper named her to fill the upcoming vacancy created by the election of Republican Richard Dietz to the state’s Supreme Court.
“Allison Riggs is a brilliant attorney and an experienced litigator who has spent her career fighting for fairness and defending people’s constitutional rights,” Gov. Cooper said. “I am confident that she will continue to serve our state with distinction and be a great asset to the bench.”
Riggs currently serves as the Co-Executive Director and Chief Counsel for Voting Rights at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. She worked with current Associate Justice Anita Earls at the organization and succeeded her as in the executive director role.
