{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nWilliam \"Gus\" Anthony is the incumbent Republican District Court Judge for North Carolina Judicial District 38, Seat 2 (Gaston County). He filed for re-election and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1][3].\n\n## Career\nAnthony is listed as the sitting District Court Judge for Seat 2 in Gaston County's 2025 Public Officials Directory and on the Gaston County Republican Party's roster of local officials [1][2]. Public sources located during this review did not substantiate other biographical details previously in this bio (education, military service, specific board memberships, and church roles) \u2014 those claims have been removed rather than left uncited.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [2025 Gaston County Public Officials Directory](https://www.gastongov.com/DocumentCenter/View/7328/2025-Public-Officials-Directory-PDF) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n[2] [Local Officials \u2013 Gaston County Republican Party](https://gaston.nc.gop/local_officials) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n[3] NC State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (accessed 2026-07-19)","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_038_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 38 Seat 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"William","fullname":"William Augustus Anthony III","lastname":"Anthony","middlename":"Augustus","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_038_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 38 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_038_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 38 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":[]}],"suffix":"III","summary":"William Augustus Anthony III is a District Court Judge for District 038 Seat 02 in South Carolina; the provided sources do not contain specific metadata about him.","terms":[],"token":"e61c33a188d8239e"}