Attorney Craig Schauer, who represents Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin, went before a Wake County judge earlier this week without opposing counsel present to get an order blocking certification of the election.

The election for associate justice will remain unfinalized for the moment as Judge Jefferson Griffin’s request for legal intervention in the race processes through multiple courts.

A North Carolina Supreme Court justice is suing in federal court over an issue that’s never been litigated before: She’s calling on federal judges to stop her own colleagues from de-certifying her election victory.