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The North Carolina Superior Court 26 is one of 48 superior courts in North Carolina. It is part of the fifth division of the superior courts. It serves Mecklenburg County. North Carolina House Bill 259 law restructured the superior court and district courts of the state in 2024. The law changed the name of the court from North Carolina Superior Court Districts 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, 26E, 26F, 26G, and 26H to North Carolina Superior Court 26.[1]

Judges


Office Name Party Date assumed office
North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26A Donald Cureton Democratic January 1, 2023
North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26B Matt Osman Republican January 1, 2023
North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26C George Bell Republican January 1, 2019
North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26D David Strickland Democratic January 1, 2023
North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26E Reggie McKnight Democratic December 10, 2021
North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26F Karen Eady-Williams Democratic January 1, 2019
North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26G Carla Archie Nonpartisan January 1, 2019
North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26H Louis A. Trosch Jr. Democratic January 1, 2019


Elections

See also: North Carolina judicial elections

North Carolina is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in North Carolina, click here.

Selection method

For more information about judicial selection processes in each state, click here.

Election rules

Primary election

The judges of the North Carolina Superior Courts are chosen through partisan elections. Judges are elected to eight-year terms and must face re-election if they wish to serve again.[2]

The judges of the North Carolina District Courts are chosen through partisan elections. District judges serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to remain on the court.[3][2]

See also

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North Carolina counties
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North Carolina courts

Federal courts:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina

State courts:

Supreme Court of North Carolina • North Carolina Court of Appeals • North Carolina Superior Courts • North Carolina District Courts

State resources:

Courts in North Carolina • North Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in North Carolina

Footnotes

  1. ↑ North Carolina General Assembly, "North Carolina House Bill 259," accessed February 22, 2024
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | School of Government, "History of North Carolina Judicial Elections," August 2020
  3. ↑ North Carolina General Assembly, "North Carolina Constitution - Article IV," accessed September 20, 2021 (Section 19)




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