{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Pam Hill","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nPamela Lovin Hill, known as Pam Hill, is the incumbent Randolph County Clerk of Superior Court, running for re-election as a Republican in 2026. She has held the position for approximately 15 years. Her office is located at 176 East Salisbury Street, Asheboro, NC.\n\n## Background and education\nHill attended Appalachian State University.\n\n## Career\nHill worked in Child Support Enforcement in Buncombe County from 1986 to 1988, then joined the Randolph County Department of Social Services, where she worked from 1990 to 1998. She subsequently became Clerk of Superior Court for Randolph County.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Pam Hill \u2013 Clerk of Superior Court Randolph County \u2013 LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pam-hill-26346a51/)","firstname":"Pamela","lastname":"Hill","middlename":"Lovin","suffix":null,"token":"250c7c37d10f7000"},"token":"zNM5fJK-h5TaCqXT"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"clerk_of_superior_court","office":"clerk_of_superior_court","officedescription":"In North Carolina, the clerk of superior court keeps the records of the trial courts and also serves as an ex-officio judge of probate and over estates, guardianships, and certain special proceedings. It is both a records office and a judicial one.","officequalities":"- Records management for the trial courts, in conformity with North Carolina procedure and the orders of the judges.\n- Judicial responsibility over probate, estates, guardianships, and special proceedings \u2014 the clerk decides these matters.\n- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, estate funds, and trust funds, with public accountability.\n- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.\n- Attention to legal detail and sensitivity with a public often dealing with death or incapacity.\n- Administrative reliability \u2014 the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Clerk of Superior Court","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Randolph County Clerk Of Superior Court"}