{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Sarah Neely Lanier","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSarah Neely Lanier is the incumbent Republican North Carolina District Court Judge for District 19B, Seat 1, a position she holds through December 31, 2026, and is a candidate for re-election on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Sarah Neely Lanier | BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/nc/north-carolina-north-carolina-district-court-judge-district-19b-seat-1-vacant-seat/sarah-neely-lanier) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","firstname":"Sarah","lastname":"Lanier","middlename":"Neely","suffix":null,"token":"0e3d0089a79ceadc"},"token":"S2Qazao2ZyWUlLl_"}],"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 37 Seat 01"}