{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"James Randolph","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames Fitz Randolph is a District Court Judge for Judicial District 27, which serves Rowan County, North Carolina. He was first elected to the bench in November 2014, defeating Ted Blanton with 52.4 percent of the vote.\n\n## Background and education\nRandolph earned his undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University and his Juris Doctorate from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He was admitted to the practice of law in 1990.\n\n## Career\nBefore his election to the bench, Randolph practiced with the firm Kluttz, Reamer, Hayes, Randolph, Adkins and Carter, LLP in Rowan County.\n\nRandolph served as a board member and past president of Rowan County United Way. He also served as a former chairman of the board of directors for Rowan Helping Ministries.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Elect James Randolph District Court Judge \u2013 Rowan County Chamber of Commerce](https://business.rowanchamber.com/list/member/elect-james-randolph-district-court-judge-12875)\n- [2] [NC State Bar Board of Governors \u2013 Judge James F. Randolph](https://ncbar.org/about/board-of-governors/judge-james-f-randolph)\n","firstname":"James","lastname":"Randolph","middlename":"Fitz","suffix":null,"token":"be67e8cbe0941395"},"token":"nDjS-MPVABzDMIuP"}],"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 27 Seat 04"}