North Carolina Department of Transportation v. Hodge

FRYE, Justice.

Both this and a companion case, Powell v. N.C. Dep’t of Transp., 347 N.C. 614, - S.E.2d - (1998), raise the issue of whether the Governor properly designated certain State employee positions as policymaking exempt under N.C.G.S. § 126-5.

In this case, we must determine whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing an order of the superior court sitting in review of a final decision of a state agency. We conclude that the Court of Appeals did err.

The specific issue in this case is whether the position of Chief of the Internal Audit Section of the Department of Transportation…