A federal judge ordered North Carolina officials to certify the result of last year’s state Supreme Court election, dismissing challenges to certain ballots by Republican Jefferson Griffin. Griffin’s campaign disputed the legality of the registration of the 60,

Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Myers in Raleigh sided with Justice Allison Riggs ordering N.C.'s election board to not throw out any ballots.

Judge Richard Myers of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, a Trump appointee, ruled against Griffin’s efforts, saying that the North Carolina Board of Elections must formally declare Riggs the winner of the race.