Source: Travis Fain, WRAL, 1/3/18

A proposal to appoint judges in North Carolina, with voters deciding later on full terms, emerged at the statehouse Wednesday, but a lack of consensus left unclear whether the General Assembly can approve any judicial branch changes during a special session slated to begin next week. Senate committee members reviewing these issues called instead for a new joint House-Senate committee to hash things out. 

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