{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames Eugene Hedrick Jr. is a Republican candidate for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 33, Seat 4 (Davidson County seat), in the 2026 election. District 33 serves Davidson and Davie counties. He filed for candidacy on December 3, 2025, with an address in Lexington, North Carolina. He is challenging incumbent Judge David S. Doherty for the Davidson County seat.\n\n## Career\nHedrick is a criminal defense attorney based in Lexington, Davidson County. He has maintained his law office at 11 South Main Street in Lexington and has been licensed to practice in North Carolina since 2007, with a practice focused exclusively on criminal defense.\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] [James Eugene Hedrick \u2013 Avvo Attorney Profile](https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/27292-nc-james-hedrick-1728157.html)","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_033_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 33 Seat 04"},{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_033_seat_04","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 33 Seat 04"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James Eugene Hedrick JR","lastname":"Hedrick","middlename":"Eugene","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_033_seat_04","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 33 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"},{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_033_seat_04","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 33 Seat 04","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_033_seat_04","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 33 Seat 04","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":[]}],"suffix":"JR","summary":"James Eugene Hedrick Jr. is identified as a District Court Judge candidate for District 033, Seat 04, with prior service on the Montgomery County Planning Board.","terms":[],"token":"c347378fc3772bb9"}