{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Christy E. Wilhelm","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChristy Elizabeth Wilhelm is a District Court Judge for Cabarrus County, North Carolina. She was appointed to the court by Governor Pat McCrory on March 11, 2014, and was elected to a full term in November 2014. Chief Justice Mark Martin appointed her Chief District Court Judge of the district effective January 1, 2019, succeeding retiring Chief District Court Judge William Hamby Jr. [1] Wilhelm filed for re-election to the seat, District Court Judge, District 25, Seat 01 (Cabarrus County), for the November 3, 2026 general election; no primary was held for the seat, so she heads into November unopposed [3].\n\n## Career\nWilhelm has served as a District Court Judge in Cabarrus County since her 2014 appointment. As Chief District Court Judge, she has administrative responsibilities for the district in addition to her judicial duties. [1]\n\n## Sources\n[1] Wilhelm appointed chief district judge in Cabarrus Co. \u2013 NC Lawyers Weekly - https://nclawyersweekly.com/2018/11/26/wilhelm-appointed-chief-district-judge-in-cabarrus-co/ (accessed 2026-07-20)\n\n[2] Cabarrus County Contact Directory \u2013 NC Judicial Branch - https://www.nccourts.gov/locations/cabarrus-county/contact-directory (accessed 2026-07-20)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (bulk CSV) -- https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv","firstname":"Christy","lastname":"Wilhelm","middlename":"Elizabeth","suffix":null,"token":"5ce599e2208b8fe6"},"token":"ExuIbDbwwPqVgjap"}],"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 25 Seat 01"}