This journey to this point was not a normal one,” Justice Anita Earls told the crowd gathered to watch Justice Allison Riggs’ swearing in.

Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs was sworn in Tuesday for an eight-year term on the North Carolina Supreme Court — a ceremonial end to the six-month legal battle that was extinguished last week when her 2024 opponent lost his efforts to overturn the results of the election.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections on Tuesday officially certified Allison Riggs as the declared winner of the state Supreme Court race, which has been contested by her competitor since last November.