Michael C. Byrne
Republican · NC · Administrative Law Judge, North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings
Michael Byrne has been a state administrative law judge since 2020, deciding disputes with state agencies, after about 25 years as a lawyer. He calls himself a conservative who wants judges to follow the law as written and treat everyone fairly.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
The North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police and North Carolina Police Benevolent Association had endorsed Byrne's Court of Appeals campaign by February 12, 2026.
February 12, 2026
Source: paulstam.info
Byrne represented an East Carolina University police sergeant in Whitehurst v. East Carolina University; the Court of Appeals held that documented policy violations did not justify the sergeant's dismissal.
February 6, 2018
Source: nccourts.gov
Michael C. Byrne represented a former North Carolina correctional officer in Harris v. Department of Public Safety; the state Supreme Court affirmed a ruling that the officer's dismissal lacked just cause.
December 22, 2017
Source: law.justia.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable
The Court of Appeals affirmed Byrne's administrative ruling that Hyde County had given an employee insufficient notice of how to appeal her dismissal, leaving her petition dismissed without prejudice while the internal grievance process remained available.
October 15, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
The North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed Administrative Law Judge Byrne's decision to uphold the state's certificate of need award for a fixed MRI scanner to Raleigh Radiology in WR Imaging v. Department of Health and Human Services.
September 5, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Past race Michael C. Byrne ran in:
- NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 01 · November 3, 2026 · North Carolina