{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMary F. Covington is the incumbent District Court Judge for North Carolina's 22B Judicial District (Davidson and Davie counties, redesignated District 33 for 2026), based in Thomasville [2]. She filed as the Republican candidate for District Court, District 33 Seat 1, in the November 3, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Career\nCovington joined the district court bench in 2002 and has been re-elected in 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 [2]. Before her judicial career, she worked as an assistant district attorney beginning in 1998 [2].\n\n## Background and education\nCovington received a bachelor's degree in political science and government from Belmont University in 1990 and a J.D. from Regent University School of Law in 1993 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [2026 General Candidate List \u2013 NC State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_general_candidate_list_by_contest_federal_and_state.pdf)\n[2] [Judge Mary F. Covington - Professional Background & Legal Expertise | Trellis.Law](https://trellis.law/judge/mary.f.covington)","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_033_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 33 Seat 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Mary","fullname":"Mary Fowler Covington","lastname":"Covington","middlename":"Fowler","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_033_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 33 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_033_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 33 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":"Mary F. Covington is identified as a District Court Judge for District 033, Seat 01, with a Ballotpedia profile available.","terms":[],"token":"8147802cbe6e56c8"}