{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"William (Gus) Anthony","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nWilliam \"Gus\" Anthony is the incumbent Republican District Court Judge for North Carolina Judicial District 38, Seat 2 (Gaston County). He filed for re-election and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1][3].\n\n## Career\nAnthony is listed as the sitting District Court Judge for Seat 2 in Gaston County's 2025 Public Officials Directory and on the Gaston County Republican Party's roster of local officials [1][2]. Public sources located during this review did not substantiate other biographical details previously in this bio (education, military service, specific board memberships, and church roles) \u2014 those claims have been removed rather than left uncited.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [2025 Gaston County Public Officials Directory](https://www.gastongov.com/DocumentCenter/View/7328/2025-Public-Officials-Directory-PDF) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n[2] [Local Officials \u2013 Gaston County Republican Party](https://gaston.nc.gop/local_officials) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n[3] NC State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (accessed 2026-07-19)","firstname":"William","lastname":"Anthony","middlename":"Augustus","suffix":"III","token":"e61c33a188d8239e"},"token":"_JkMfOvTmshOOU_a"}],"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 38 Seat 02"}