{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames Fitz Randolph is a District Court Judge for Judicial District 27, which serves Rowan County, North Carolina. He was first elected to the bench in November 2014, defeating Ted Blanton with 52.4 percent of the vote.\n\n## Background and education\nRandolph earned his undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University and his Juris Doctorate from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He was admitted to the practice of law in 1990.\n\n## Career\nBefore his election to the bench, Randolph practiced with the firm Kluttz, Reamer, Hayes, Randolph, Adkins and Carter, LLP in Rowan County.\n\nRandolph served as a board member and past president of Rowan County United Way. He also served as a former chairman of the board of directors for Rowan Helping Ministries.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Elect James Randolph District Court Judge \u2013 Rowan County Chamber of Commerce](https://business.rowanchamber.com/list/member/elect-james-randolph-district-court-judge-12875)\n- [2] [NC State Bar Board of Governors \u2013 Judge James F. Randolph](https://ncbar.org/about/board-of-governors/judge-james-f-randolph)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_027_seat_04","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 27 Seat 04"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James Fitz Randolph","lastname":"Randolph","middlename":"Fitz","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_027_seat_04","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 27 Seat 04","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_027_seat_04","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 27 Seat 04","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":"James Fitz Randolph (1951-2023) was an individual whose obituary is available; the provided sources do not contain information linking him to the role of District Court Judge.","terms":[],"token":"be67e8cbe0941395"}