{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRegina Parker is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina Superior Court, District 2, Seat 1, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot; her candidacy was included in an early-filing roundup published by the Albemarle Observer [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nParker has served as a District Court judge for the 2nd Judicial District (Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell, and Washington counties) since being appointed by Governor Jim Hunt in January 2001. She was elected to a full term in November 2002 and re-elected unopposed in 2010 and 2014 [1].\n\n## Background and education\nParker earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from East Carolina University in 1989 and a J.D. from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 1992 [1].\n\n## Career\nBefore joining the bench, Parker clerked for Judge Clifton Johnson of the North Carolina Court of Appeals (1992\u20131994), was a partner at Smallwood Rodgers & Hayes in Windsor, NC (1994\u20131997), and practiced at the Law Firm of Earl T. Brown in Greenville, NC (1997\u20132001) [1]. In 2008 she served as graduation speaker at Beaufort County Community College [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Regina Parker - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Regina_Parker) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n[2] [2026 North Carolina Elections: Early Filing Update - Albemarle Observer](https://albemarleobserver.news/2025/12/04/2026-north-carolina-elections-early-filing-update/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"superior_court_judge_dist_002_seat_01","county":"beaufort","county_count":5,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 02 Seat 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Regina","fullname":"Regina Rodgers Parker","lastname":"Parker","middlename":"Rodgers","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"superior_court_judge_dist_002_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 02 Seat 01","county":"beaufort","county_count":5,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"superior_court_judge","office_title":"Superior Court Judge","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"superior_court_judge_dist_002_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 02 Seat 01","county":"beaufort","county_count":5,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"superior_court_judge","office_title":"Superior Court Judge","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"superior_court_judge","office_title":"Superior Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Regina Parker, a Democratic district\u2011court judge, is running for North Carolina Superior Court, District\u202f2, Seat\u202f1 in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"5a6ee804728f3942"}