{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nGeorge Cooper Bell currently serves as a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals for Seat 02, having assumed tenure in 2019 [1]. He is a member of the Republican Party and previously served in the North Carolina Fifth Superior Court Division for Judicial District 26C [1].\n\nBell is a candidate for re-election to the North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 02 in the 2026 election cycle [1]. His candidacy was confirmed during the 2026 candidate filing period, which concluded in December 2025 [4]. He appears on official voter resources for the upcoming primary and general elections scheduled for 2026 [3].\n\n## Office history\n\nGeorge Bell has served as a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals for Seat 2 since 2019 [1]. He also holds tenure as a judge in the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division and Judicial District 26C, a position he assumed in 2019 [1].\n\nBell is a candidate for re-election to the North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 2 in the upcoming 2026 election cycle [2]. He has filed as a Republican candidate for this office [1]. Information regarding his participation in the 2026 primary election process is available through state voter resources [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [George Bell - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/George_Bell)\n[2] [NC Election | North Carolina Election Information & Resources](https://ncelection.com/nc-court-of-appeals-candidates/)\n[3] [Candidate Profiles \u2013 NC Voter Guide](https://ncvoterguide.org/profiles/)\n[4] [Results from 2026 Candidate Filing - Carolina Forward](https://carolinaforward.org/blog/results-from-2026-candidate-filing/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"court_of_appeals_seat_02","county":"alamance","county_count":100,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"nc","title":"Nc Court Of Appeals Judge Seat 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"George","fullname":"George Cooper Bell","lastname":"Bell","middlename":"Cooper","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"court_of_appeals_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc Court Of Appeals Judge Seat 02","county":"alamance","county_count":100,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"court_of_appeals","office_title":"Court of Appeals Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"nc"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"court_of_appeals_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc Court Of Appeals Judge Seat 02","county":"alamance","county_count":100,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"court_of_appeals","office_title":"Court of Appeals Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"nc"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"court_of_appeals","office_title":"Court of Appeals Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"George Bell is a Republican candidate for the North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 2, currently serving on the NC 5th Superior Court Division.","terms":[],"token":"a59b6dc9ab9afd56"}