{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Katie Madon","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Katherine Madon is the incumbent Clerk of Superior Court for Brunswick County, North Carolina, and is a candidate seeking election to continue in that role in the 2026 general election. The clerk\u2019s office is located at 310 Government Center Drive, Suite\u202f1, Bolivia, NC\u202f28422, and the office\u2019s public telephone number is (910)\u202f253\u20113905. These contact details are listed on the North Carolina Judicial Branch\u2019s official directory for the Clerk of Superior Court position. [3]\n\n## Sources\n- [3] [Katherine Madon | North Carolina Judicial Branch](https://www.nccourts.gov/judicial-directory/katherine-madon)\n- [9] [Candidate Profiles \u2013 NC Voter Guide](https://ncvoterguide.org/profiles/)","firstname":"Katherine","lastname":"Madon","middlename":"Marie","suffix":null,"token":"203306f33982f6d1"},"token":"m1UkAjsy5H9b7BuA"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"clerk_of_superior_court","office":"clerk_of_superior_court","officedescription":"In North Carolina, the clerk of superior court keeps the records of the trial courts and also serves as an ex-officio judge of probate and over estates, guardianships, and certain special proceedings. It is both a records office and a judicial one.","officequalities":"- Records management for the trial courts, in conformity with North Carolina procedure and the orders of the judges.\n- Judicial responsibility over probate, estates, guardianships, and special proceedings \u2014 the clerk decides these matters.\n- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, estate funds, and trust funds, with public accountability.\n- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.\n- Attention to legal detail and sensitivity with a public often dealing with death or incapacity.\n- Administrative reliability \u2014 the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Clerk of Superior Court","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Brunswick County Clerk Of Superior Court"}