{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Dale Hamby","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDale Lee Hamby (Republican) ran for NC Superior Court Judge, 5th Division, District 36, Seat 1 in the 2026 primary, serving the Caldwell County area.\n\n## Career\nHamby is co-owner and attorney at Hamby & Hamby, PA in Granite Falls, NC, with more than 35 years of legal practice. He served as a U.S. Naval Reserve commander (O-5), completing active duty during the Persian Gulf \"Tanker Wars,\" on drug interdiction missions in the Caribbean, and in the Mediterranean. He was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, and two U.S. Coast Guard medals.\n\nHamby has served more than 14 years as vice chairman of the Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Board of Trustees, and is a past president of the Rotary Club of Granite Falls. An Eagle Scout himself, he served as a Scout leader for more than 20 years.\n\n## Family\nFather of two Eagle Scouts.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Dale Hamby Announces Candidacy \u2013 The Paper](https://www.thepaper.media/news/dale-hamby-announces-his-candidacy-for-36th-district-superior-court-judge/article_9495377c-af02-4a38-9d13-9400ea67178a.html)\n","firstname":"Dale","lastname":"Hamby","middlename":"Lee","suffix":null,"token":"7b3689c64f3eda7f"},"token":"WjdAEzhOG-WxPIlq"},{"candidatename":"Tim Rooks","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Timothy John Rooks is a Republican candidate for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 36, Seat 1 in North Carolina's 2026 elections. The North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list shows Timothy John Rooks filing as a REP candidate on December 5, 2025 [1].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Timothy John Rooks is a registered voter in Burke County, North Carolina, registered since 2023 (3 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2]. NC's bulk voter export publishes only year of birth, not a full date; the voter file lists Timothy John Rooks's year of birth as 1968 [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 7 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the March 3, 2026 primary election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information beyond the candidate filing and voter records was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Timothy John Rooks can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter registration file, accessed 2026-07-21 (https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), accessed 2026-07-21 (https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Timothy","lastname":"Rooks","middlename":"John","suffix":null,"token":"f05e540b53acf396"},"token":"jr-2t4h7vldoxJRP"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"superior_court_judge","office":"superior_court_judge","officedescription":"In North Carolina, a superior court judge presides over the general-jurisdiction trial court \u2014 felony criminal cases and civil cases above the district-court limit \u2014 riding a rotation among the counties of the judicial district. Decisions are subject to appellate review.","officequalities":"- Trial-court judge of general civil and criminal jurisdiction \u2014 presides over jury and bench trials, dispositive motions, and felony sentencing.\n- Judicial temperament: the willingness to listen, deliberate, and apply the law dispassionately to people whose lives are deeply affected by the outcome.\n- Impartiality and ethics under the North Carolina Code of Judicial Conduct, including recusal when conflicts arise.\n- Working knowledge of the substantive and procedural law that controls, and the published precedent.\n- Docket management across a rotating district while honoring due process.\n- Clear written and oral explanation of rulings, so the parties and the public can follow the reasoning.","officeterm":8,"officetitle":"Superior Court Judge","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 36 Seat 01"}