{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Alicia M. Flowers","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAlicia Monae Flowers serves as a judge on the Superior Court for District 14B, Seat 01 in North Carolina [2]. She was appointed to this position by Governor Josh Stein in December 2025 [2].\n\nFlowers is a candidate in the 2026 election for the same seat. She self-describes her professional identity through her social media presence under the handle @alicolflo [1]. The outcome of this upcoming election has not yet been determined as of May 2026.\n\n## Career\n\nAlicia Marks Flowers is a 2008 graduate of North Carolina Central University School of Law [4]. She also holds a degree from North Carolina A&T State University, having graduated in 2005 [6].\n\nIn December 2025, Governor Josh Stein appointed Flowers to the Superior Court for Judicial District 14B [2][3][4]. The appointment was confirmed by the North Carolina Judicial Branch [5]. Prior to this judicial appointment, she served as a lawyer in Raleigh-Durham [2].\n\n## Office history\n\nAlicia Marks Flowers was appointed to the North Carolina Superior Court by Governor Josh Stein in December 2025 [2]. In this role, she serves as a judge for District 14B Seat 01 [2]. Her self-reported professional history includes prior service as a magistrate and as an assistant district attorney [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Alicia Flowers (@alicolflo)](https://www.facebook.com/alicolflo/)\n[2] [Gov. Josh Stein Appoints Alicia Marks Flowers to Superior Court in North Carolina](https://hoodline.com/2025/12/gov-josh-stein-appoints-alicia-marks-flowers-to-superior-court-in-north-carolina/)\n[3] [Governor Stein Announces Superior Court Appointment | NC Governor](https://governor.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2025/12/12/governor-stein-announces-superior-court-appointment)\n[4] [Gov. Josh Stein appoints NCCU Law Alumna Alicia Marks Flowers \u201808 to Superior Court for Judicial District 14B | North Carolina Central University](https://www.nccu.edu/news/gov-josh-stein-appoints-nccu-law-alumna-alicia-marks-flowers-08-superior-court-judicial)\n[5] [Governor Announces Superior Court Appointment | North Carolina Judicial Branch](https://www.nccourts.gov/news/tag/general-news/governor-announces-superior-court-appointment)\n[6] [Beyond the Bench: Flowers \u201805 Returns Home to Serve Through Justice \u2013 North Carolina A&T Alumni in the News](https://ncatsualumni.org/beyond-the-bench-flowers-05-returns-home-to-serve-through-justice/)","firstname":"Alicia","lastname":"Flowers","middlename":"Monae Marks","suffix":null,"token":"a4d43e032a56fc60"},"token":"VN1ctWHwVnXAWmHl"}],"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 14B Seat 01"}