Who is running for District Court Judge, District 26, Seat 13 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for District Court Judge, District 26, Seat 13 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in District Court Judge.
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Roderick G. Davis
Democrat · IncumbentDistrict 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.
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