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Roderick G. Davis

Democrat · Incumbent

District Court Judge, District 26, Seat 13 (Mecklenburg County)

Roderick G. Davis has been a Mecklenburg County district court judge since January 2023 after more than 17 years in private practice handling criminal defense, civil litigation and business law2. In January 2024 he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor notary violations from May 2022, before he took the bench, and received a conditional discharge under which the convictions are dismissed on completion of 90 days of unsupervised probation47. He is unopposed on the November 2026 ballot in this partisan race1.

  • District Court Judge, 26th Judicial District, since January 1, 2023; has presided in criminal, family, civil and domestic violence courtrooms and currently serves as the DWI STEP Court judge23
  • Private practice in Mecklenburg County for more than 17 years in state and federal criminal defense, civil litigation and business law2
  • B.S. in accounting, North Carolina A&T State University; J.D., North Carolina Central University School of Law2
  • Elected in November 2022 and took office January 1, 202323. Both 2026 primaries were canceled and he is unopposed in November1.

Record

  • On January 5, 2024 he pleaded guilty to administering an oath without the principal present and two counts of taking an acknowledgment without the principal present, misdemeanor notary violations committed in May 2022 before he was elected; a retired chief district judge from outside the county placed him on 90 days of unsupervised probation with a conditional discharge under which the convictions would be dismissed on successful completion, and required him to speak to a notary class; the pleas were announced by the district attorney's office and also reported by Law36047.
  • The Judicial Standards Commission's published list of public discipline does not include any order concerning this matter5.

Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.

Sources (7)

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  1. Candidate_Listing_2026.csv, 2026 general election candidate list (Mecklenburg rows)North Carolina State Board of Elections
  2. Re-Elect Judge Roderick G. Davis (campaign site)Committee to Elect Roderick G. Davis
  3. North Carolina District Court 26 (current judges and dates assumed office)Ballotpedia
  4. Two Mecklenburg County judges plead guilty to misdemeanor notary crimes (January 5, 2024, The Charlotte Observer, republished)The Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News
  5. Disciplinary Decisions and Orders by the Supreme Court and the Judicial Standards CommissionNorth Carolina Judicial Branch, Judicial Standards Commission
  6. North Carolina Judicial Candidate Forums, 2026 (video forums with PBS North Carolina)North Carolina Bar Association
  7. Pair Of NC Judges Plead Guilty To Notary Violations (January 5, 2024)Law360