Mike Morgan | |
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| Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 2017 – September 11, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Robert H. Edmunds Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Allison Riggs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Rivers Morgan October 22, 1955 New Bern, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Duke University (BA) North Carolina Central University (JD) |
Michael Rivers Morgan (born October 22, 1955)[1][2] is a judge from the state of North Carolina. Morgan served for more than six years as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Previously, he served as a judge on the 3rd division of North Carolina Superior Court for Judicial Circuit 10B, which covers Wake County.
In the 2016 election, Judge Morgan defeated 16-year incumbent Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Edmunds Jr., winning 54.45% of the votes and a majority of the state's counties.[1]
Morgan is an alumnus of Duke University (A.B. degree, 1976) and North Carolina Central University (J.D. degree, 1979).[3]
On May 18, 2023, Morgan announced that he would not be a candidate for reelection.[4] He later announced on August 24, 2023 that he would be resigning from the court during the week of September 4th, 2023.[5] On September 12, 2023, Morgan announced he would seek the Democratic nomination for Governor of North Carolina in 2024.[6]