Justices Robin Hudson, Sam Ervin IV, and Cheri Beasley have been formally invested as associate justices of the Supreme Court of North Carolina at separate swearing-in ceremonies this week.

Justice Robin Hudson - Tuesday, January 6 (WRAL video)

Justice Sam Ervin IV - Wednesday, January 7 (WRAL video)

Justice Cheri Beasley - Thursday, January 8 (WRAL video)

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Justice Robin Hudson has served on the Supreme Court of North Carolina since 2007. She was reelected in November to her second eight-year term effective January 1, 2015. She served on the Court of Appeals from 2001 to 2006, and was the first North Carolina woman elected to the appellate court division without having been appointed first. Read more.

Justice Sam Ervin IV has served on the Court of Appeals since 2009. He was elected to the Supreme Court in November to an eight-year term effective January 1, 2015. He served on the North Carolina Utilities Commission from 1999 to 2009 after being initially appointed by former Governor James Hunt Jr. Read more.

Justice Cheri Beasley has served on the Supreme Court of North Carolina since her appointment in 2012. She is the second African-American female to serve on the Supreme Court. She was reelected in November to an eight-year term effective January 1, 2015. She served on the Court of Appeals from 2009 to 2012, was a district court judge in Cumberland County from 1999 to 2008, and an assistant public defender for five years. Read more.

On Monday, Chief Justice Mark D. Martin was installed as North Carolina's 28th chief justice.