{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Scott M. Lippert","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Note.** Lippert is the sitting District Court Judge for Judicial District 36 (Burke County), first elected in November 2024; he is running for re-election in 2026 [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Scott Matthew Lippert is a registered voter in Burke County, North Carolina, registered since 2021 (5 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Scott Matthew Lippert's year of birth as 1988; 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 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nVoters with personal knowledge of Scott Matthew Lippert can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 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] The Paper (Burke County, NC), \"New filings add challengers to Burke County 2026 election,\" December 19, 2025 (thepaper.media); Committee to Re-Elect Scott Lippert campaign website (votelippert.com)","firstname":"Scott","lastname":"Lippert","middlename":"Matthew","suffix":null,"token":"b021a7aadc7eccaf"},"token":"077sMJRt7zyMPjIx"}],"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 36 Seat 06"}