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The former House minority leader is set to join the state Court of Appeals. A Wake County state senator who considered a run for U.S. Congress also resigned from a seat he recently won.
Rep. Darren Jackson becomes the second Wake County Democrat to announce he’s leaving the General Assembly as the 2021 session is set to convene. Gov. Roy Cooper picked Jackson to fill the Court of Appeals seat left open by Republican Supreme Court Justice-elect Phil Berger Jr. State Sen. Sam Searcy said he was resigning to pursue other opportunities.
Berger defeated Democratic Appeals Court Judge Lucy Inman by 71,000 votes. Berger will become one of three Republicans on the seven-member court.
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Gov. Roy Cooper announced he is appointing Rep. Darren Jackson to the NC Court of Appeals to fill the seat left vacant by Phil Berger Jr. Berger was elected to the state Supreme Court last month.
Jackson served six terms in the NC House and was minority leader for two terms. He
represented House District 39 in eastern Wake County.
“Darren Jackson has spent his legal career fighting for a more fair and just North Carolina,” Cooper said in a statement. “His decades of experience as a lawyer and elected public servant have prepared him for the bench, and I’m grateful for his willingness to continue serving our state with honor.”