RALEIGH, N.C. — Few candidates for elected office like raising large amounts of campaign money. The displeasure is acute for North Carolina appellate court hopefuls, who fret about the public’s perception that their bench decisions could be influenced by who donates to their campaigns. “Independence is the central feature that we look for in our judiciary,” said Superior Court Judge Eric Levinson, a former Court of Appeals judge now running for the state Supreme Court. He said fundraising …