{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"G. Frank Jones","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGeorge Franklin Jones Jr., who presides as Judge Frank Jones, is the Superior Court Judge for North Carolina Judicial District 6B in New Hanover County. He was first elected to the bench in 2018. He is seeking reelection in 2026, which marks his 41st year of involvement in North Carolina courtrooms as either a practicing attorney or a judge.\n\nJones's 2026 reelection campaign emphasizes proven experience, judicial integrity, and respect for all participants in the courtroom.\n\n## Background and education\nJones practiced law as a trial attorney in New Hanover County for 33 years, from 1986 to 2019, representing thousands of clients and trying hundreds of cases. He has maintained an unblemished professional record.\n\n## Career\nElected Superior Court Judge in 2018, Jones has since presided over more than 90 jury trials in criminal and civil matters \u2014 including cases involving murder, land use, sex offenses, negligence, drug offenses, and products liability \u2014 and has held court in 20 counties across North Carolina.\n\nNot available from public sources.\n\n## Family\nNot available from public sources.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Reelect Judge Frank Jones \u2013 Campaign Website](https://www.reelectjudgefrankjones.com/)\n- [2] [Frank Jones Wins Superior Court Seat \u2013 NHC Law Team](https://nclawteam.com/blog/2018/11/attorney-frank-jones-wins-superior-court-judge-seat-for-new-hanover-county/)\n","firstname":"George","lastname":"Jones","middlename":"Franklin","suffix":"JR","token":"e5a7f1da21741bd6"},"token":"dPvSjzJgX7XGhc4r"},{"candidatename":"Kelly Colquette Hanley","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Kelly Colquette Hanley is a registered voter in New Hanover County, North Carolina, registered since 1998 (28 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Kelly Colquette Hanley's year of birth as 1965; 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 9 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Kelly Colquette Hanley 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/)","firstname":"Kelly","lastname":"Hanley","middlename":"Colquette","suffix":null,"token":"044bb0ea8cec029b"},"token":"QcfQtXkUqjVCRaDS"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"superior_court_judge","office":"superior_court_judge","officedescription":"In North Carolina, a superior court judge presides over the general-jurisdiction trial court \u2014 felony criminal cases and civil cases above the district-court limit \u2014 riding a rotation among the counties of the judicial district. Decisions are subject to appellate review.","officequalities":"- Trial-court judge of general civil and criminal jurisdiction \u2014 presides over jury and bench trials, dispositive motions, and felony sentencing.\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 the substantive and procedural law that controls, and the published precedent.\n- Docket management across a rotating district while honoring due process.\n- Clear written and oral explanation of rulings, so the parties and the public can follow the reasoning.","officeterm":8,"officetitle":"Superior Court Judge","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 06B Seat 01"}