{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Sarah McPherson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nSarah Bess McPherson serves as a District Court Judge for District 015, Seat 07 [1]. She is on the ballot in an upcoming election scheduled after May 17, 2026 [1]. In January 2023, Superior Court Judge Jason C. Disbrow administered her oath of office [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nSarah McPherson was sworn in as a District Court Judge for District 015 Seat 07 on January 3, 2023 [1]. She assumed this role following her appointment to the bench, with Superior Court Judge Jason C. Disbrow administering her oath of office [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [the bench, Judge Sarah McPherson! Great things ahead for you. It ...](https://www.facebook.com/keepjudgejason/posts/welcome-to-the-bench-judge-sarah-mcpherson-great-things-ahead-for-you-it-was-my-/537173841783886/)","firstname":"Sarah","lastname":"Mcpherson","middlename":"Bess","suffix":null,"token":"fa11d11a8ab85f81"},"token":"R8qB38MujmUFDdei"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"district_court_judge","office":"district_court_judge","officedescription":"In North Carolina, a district court judge presides over the high-volume lower trial court \u2014 misdemeanors, smaller civil cases, and most family and juvenile matters (custody, support, domestic violence, abuse/neglect). Many litigants appear without lawyers.","officequalities":"- Judge of a high-volume district court \u2014 misdemeanors, smaller civil cases, and family and juvenile matters, often with unrepresented parties.\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 family, juvenile, and criminal procedure and the precedent that controls.\n- Efficient management of a heavy docket while honoring due process.\n- Accessibility and clarity for the many who appear without counsel.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"District Court Judge","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Nc District Court Judge District 15 Seat 07"}