Jackson County, North Carolina

North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 43B, Seat 1

One candidate is tracked for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 43B, Seat 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Roy Wijewickrama. Candidate information follows official Jackson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Roy Wijewickrama (Democratic) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 43B, Seat 1. Voters across Haywood and Jackson counties vote on this seat, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A. 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. The sitting officeholder, Roy Wijewickrama, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Roy Wijewickrama

Democratic Incumbent

Biography

Roy Wijewickrama is the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for Judicial District 43B, covering Haywood and Jackson counties, appointed by Governor Roy Cooper in November 2024 to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Brad Letts, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch. He had served as a district court judge since 2010, including as chief district court judge in District 43, and earlier worked as a prosecutor for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, per the same source. Wijewickrama grew up in Haywood County, graduated from Tuscola High School, and earned his law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

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Candidate profiles

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