{"biography":"**Note.** Lippert is the sitting District Court Judge for Judicial District 36 (Burke County), first elected in November 2024; he is running for re-election in 2026 [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Scott Matthew Lippert is a registered voter in Burke County, North Carolina, registered since 2021 (5 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Scott Matthew Lippert's year of birth as 1988; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nVoters with personal knowledge of Scott Matthew Lippert can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] The Paper (Burke County, NC), \"New filings add challengers to Burke County 2026 election,\" December 19, 2025 (thepaper.media); Committee to Re-Elect Scott Lippert campaign website (votelippert.com)","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_036_seat_06","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 36 Seat 06"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Scott","fullname":"Scott Matthew Lippert","lastname":"Lippert","middlename":"Matthew","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_036_seat_06","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 36 Seat 06","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_036_seat_06","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 36 Seat 06","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":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Burke County since 2021.","terms":[],"token":"b021a7aadc7eccaf"}