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Elizabeth Thornton Trosch

Democratic · North Carolina · 2026

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North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 26H, Seat 1North Carolina · 2026Mecklenburg County sample ballot
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Elizabeth Thornton Trosch is a Mecklenburg County District Court judge who is running for the open Superior Court 26H seat in 2026, succeeding Judge Louis A. Trosch Jr., who announced his retirement, per wcnc.com. She received her B.A. in philosophy and social psychology from Hollins College in 1998 and her J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2002, and worked as an assistant public defender in Charlotte from 2002 to 2008, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

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