I’m James Whalen.
I’m bringing a new generation to protect our rights.

Here and across the country, politicians are bending and breaking rules to take more power for themselves at our expense—and our current court majorities have allowed abuses of power to go unchecked.

I’ve protected our rights in Josh Stein’s Department of Justice and private practice. Most recently, I helped ensure every lawful vote counted in Justice Allison Riggs’ Supreme Court race. Now, I’m running for the North Carolina Court of Appeals to stop the abuses of power, uphold our rights, and build a brighter future for our state.

Why James?

James is part of a small group of NC attorneys fighting to protect our rights on the front lines. As an appellate attorney in our Department of Justice, he fought gerrymandering in the U.S. Supreme Court and held domestic abusers accountable. Last year, he defended our votes and stopped a dangerous attempt to steal an election. At a time when our rights are under constant threat, we need James on our Court of Appeals. [Read more.]

We support James!

In this moment of crisis, we need judges who have a proven record of protecting our rights and will run strong campaigns to win our courts. James has defended our rights as an attorney, and he has the right background to win this election. [See all.]

Support our efforts.

Winning our courts will require us to support a new generation of judges who have the right experience to meet this moment, and we cannot wait. In this statewide election, I’ll need everyone’s support. I hope you will become a founding, grassroots supporter of my campaign.

Join our campaign.

Primary day is March 3rd, and we need your help. Add your name and contact information below to help James win: