Guilford County, North Carolina

North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 24A, Seat 1

One candidate is tracked for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 24A, Seat 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lisa Y. Johnson-Tonkins. Candidate information follows official Guilford County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Lisa Y. Johnson-Tonkins (Democratic) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 24A, Seat 1. This seat covers part of Guilford County, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A; only voters in that part of the Superior Court district see this race. North Carolina judicial races have been partisan since the 2018 court reorganization. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list (read September 7, 2026).

What this office does

Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Lisa Y. Johnson-Tonkins, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Lisa Y. Johnson-Tonkins

Democratic Incumbent

Biography

Lisa Y. Johnson-Tonkins currently serves as a Superior Court Judge for Guilford County, appointed by Governor Josh Stein to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Lora Cubbage, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch. She previously served as Clerk of Superior Court for Guilford County and as a former assistant district attorney. Johnson-Tonkins received her Bachelor of Arts from North Carolina A&T and her Juris Doctor from North Carolina Central University School of Law. Her lisajt4clerk.com site is from an earlier campaign for Clerk of Superior Court, a different office, so it is not linked. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

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Candidate roster from official Guilford County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles

Lisa Y. Johnson-Tonkins, full profile Official North Carolina election office