{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChristy Elizabeth Wilhelm is a District Court Judge for Cabarrus County, North Carolina. She was appointed to the court by Governor Pat McCrory on March 11, 2014, and was elected to a full term in November 2014. Chief Justice Mark Martin appointed her Chief District Court Judge of the district effective January 1, 2019, succeeding retiring Chief District Court Judge William Hamby Jr. [1] Wilhelm filed for re-election to the seat, District Court Judge, District 25, Seat 01 (Cabarrus County), for the November 3, 2026 general election; no primary was held for the seat, so she heads into November unopposed [3].\n\n## Career\nWilhelm has served as a District Court Judge in Cabarrus County since her 2014 appointment. As Chief District Court Judge, she has administrative responsibilities for the district in addition to her judicial duties. [1]\n\n## Sources\n[1] Wilhelm appointed chief district judge in Cabarrus Co. \u2013 NC Lawyers Weekly - https://nclawyersweekly.com/2018/11/26/wilhelm-appointed-chief-district-judge-in-cabarrus-co/ (accessed 2026-07-20)\n\n[2] Cabarrus County Contact Directory \u2013 NC Judicial Branch - https://www.nccourts.gov/locations/cabarrus-county/contact-directory (accessed 2026-07-20)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (bulk CSV) -- https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_025_seat_01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 25 Seat 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Christy","fullname":"Christy Elizabeth Wilhelm","lastname":"Wilhelm","middlename":"Elizabeth","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_025_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 25 Seat 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_025_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 25 Seat 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Christy E. Wilhelm serves as a District Court Judge for District 025 Seat 01 in Cabarrus County, NC, and was appointed chief district judge in 2018.","terms":[],"token":"5ce599e2208b8fe6"}