Jefferson Griffin, the Republican judge who lost his bid for North Carolina's Supreme Court, is appealing a recent court decision that upheld his 2024 defeat as his legal team continues its effort to get some 65,000 ballots tossed out.

Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate in the North Carolina State Supreme Court election, is appealing a Wake County judge's decision to allow 60,000 ballots to be counted in the race.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that North Carolina's disputed race for a seat on the state Supreme Court must be reviewed in state courts before the matter can go before a federal tribunal.