I've been involved in statewide races since 1960, and Leonard Lawson is the most powerful political figure I've seen in all that time.

The races for the N.C. Supreme Court and N.C. Court of Appeals are the only statewide contests on the ballot this year, so it's key that voters across North Carolina have the facts on these candidates. The State Judicial Voter Guide does just that.

My freedom of speech rights are very clear.

Forget the governors and senators. He sups at that front table where it's decided who the governors and senators will be.

I was there at all the races. Terry just kind of was, you know, like a father figure there. He just kind of got everybody kind of going the right direction. It was a slow building of momentum.

I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world.