Raleigh, N.C. — Today, Eric H. Holder, Jr, the 82nd Attorney General of the United States and Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), endorsed Justice Allison Riggs for the North Carolina Supreme Court, highlighting her record of fairness and independence on the court. Justice Riggs was appointed to the court last year by Governor Roy Cooper after serving for nearly 15 years as a civil rights attorney.

Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States and Chairman of the NDRC, released the following statement endorsing Justice Allison Riggs for the North Carolina Supreme Court: 

“Judicial decisions should adhere to basic legal principles and protect the rights of citizens, not the ideological preferences of a single justice. Justice Riggs has repeatedly demonstrated that she evaluates cases before her with thoughtfulness, compassion, and commitment to legal principle.  Throughout her career as a tenacious civil rights attorney, she has been a champion of every American’s fundamental rights, including voting rights.

“That fair-minded, independent approach stands in stark contrast to her opponent, who has already shown he would push the North Carolina Supreme Court even further to the extreme and go along with the majority’s approach in rubber stamping egregious gerrymanders drawn by the already gerrymandered Republican legislature.”

Justice Allison Riggs released the following statement:

“I am honored to receive the support of Attorney General Holder and the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. As a former civil rights attorney, I worked with communities across North Carolina to fight for fair elections, ensuring that voters have the freedom to pick their representatives–not the other way around. As a justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court, I am committed to fulfilling my role of enforcing our constitution with transparency, consistency and integrity. I am committed to delivering equal justice under the law for every North Carolinian, and am proud to receive the support of a long-time public servant like Attorney General Holder.”