{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Scott K. Skidmore","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Note.** Skidmore is the sitting District Court Judge for Judicial District 22 (Caswell and Rockingham counties); Governor Josh Stein appointed him to the bench in March 2025 to fill a vacancy, and he is now running in 2026 to keep the seat for a full term [4].\n\nScott Kyle Skidmore filed as the Republican candidate for NC District Court Judge District 22 Seat 01 (Caswell and Rockingham counties) on December 2, 2025, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Scott Kyle Skidmore is a registered voter in Rockingham County, North Carolina, registered since 1996 (30 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Scott Kyle Skidmore's year of birth as 1963; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 10 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nVoters with personal knowledge of Scott Kyle Skidmore can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections -- Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] [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), accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[4] North Carolina Office of the Governor, \"Governor Stein Appoints District and Superior Court Judges,\" March 5, 2025 (governor.nc.gov)","firstname":"Scott","lastname":"Skidmore","middlename":"Kyle","suffix":null,"token":"a7771a45197d5dc1"},"token":"22nYJ40CXNOJmyGa"}],"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 22 Seat 01"}