{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAndrew Michael LaBreche is a Republican attorney and candidate for NC District Court Judge, District 41, Seat 1, serving Rutherford and McDowell Counties. He is running against incumbent Judge Robert Martelle.\n\n## Career\n\nLaBreche practices law in Rutherfordton, NC. He has publicly documented what he describes as systemic judicial misconduct in District 41, publishing a series of written chapters on Substack examining the record of former Chief District Court Judge Randy Pool and other actors in the local court system.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Andrew LaBreche \u2013 Substack](https://andrewlabrechelaw.substack.com/)\n- [2] [Martelle Once Sentenced District Court Judge Challenger LaBreche for a DWI \u2013 WCAB News](https://www.wcabnews.com/post/martelle-once-sentenced-district-court-judge-challenger-labreche-for-a-dwi)","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_041_seat_01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 41 Seat 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Andrew","fullname":"Andrew Michael Labreche","lastname":"Labreche","middlename":"Michael","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_041_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 41 Seat 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","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_041_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 41 Seat 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","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":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"6fed3f429794afcd"}