{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Fred Adams","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nFrederick Bertrand Adams II is a District Court Judge for Judicial District 21, which serves Forsyth County, North Carolina. He was appointed to the court by Governor Roy Cooper on September 30, 2021, filling the vacancy created by the departure of Judge Lisa V. Menefee.\n\n## Background and education\nAdams earned his Bachelor of Science from Bluefield College and his Juris Doctorate from Wake Forest University School of Law.\n\n## Career\nBefore his judicial appointment, Adams was the principal owner of a private law practice in Winston-Salem. He had previously practiced at Crumley and Associates, P.C. and at Womble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice LLP. In addition to his private practice, he served as an adjunct professor at Winston-Salem State University. At the time of his appointment he also held the position of Secretary for the 31st Judicial District Bar.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Fred Adams II to serve as district court judge \u2013 Winston-Salem Chronicle](https://wschronicle.com/fred-adams-ii-to-serve-as-district-court-judge/)\n- [2] [Governor Cooper Appoints District Court Judge for Forsyth County \u2013 NC Judicial Branch](https://www.nccourts.gov/news/tag/press-release/governor-cooper-appoints-district-court-judge-for-forsyth-county)","firstname":"Frederick","lastname":"Adams","middlename":"Bertrand","suffix":"II","token":"a3f3d1faa9347bf7"},"token":"BMT50pxN1_PV9dJF"}],"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 31 Seat 02"}