{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJohn Brian Ratledge, known as Brian Ratledge, is a District Court Judge for Judicial District 10D, Seat 2, serving Wake County, North Carolina. He was first elected to the bench in November 2018 and re-elected in November 2022. He is a Republican. Effective April 1, 2021, he was designated Lead Domestic Court Judge for Wake County, a role he held until July 2025. He presides over criminal, domestic, domestic violence, and civil court matters.\n\n## Background and education\nRatledge earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science through the Honors Program at the University of Tennessee, and his Juris Doctorate from Campbell University School of Law.\n\n## Career\nBefore his election to the bench, Ratledge served three years on the Wake County Board of Elections, serving as Chairman during his final year in 2015\u20132016. He also served three years on the Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court's Rules Advisory Commission.\n\n## Family\nHe is married to Elizabeth Ratledge. They have three children.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [About \u2013 Judge Brian Ratledge](https://judgebrianratledge.com/about/)\n- [2] [The Honorable Brian Ratledge \u2013 NC Courts Bio](https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/Bio%20-%20Brian%20Ratledge.pdf)","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_10D_seat_02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 10D Seat 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"John","fullname":"John Brian Ratledge","lastname":"Ratledge","middlename":"Brian","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_10D_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 10D Seat 02","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_10D_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 10D Seat 02","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":"J. Brian Ratledge is a Republican District Court Judge for North Carolina's District 10D, Seat 2, first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022.","terms":[],"token":"d095fdfc4a221133"}