North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 8B, Seat 1

L. Lamont Wiggins is the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for Edgecombe County, appointed by Governor Roy Cooper in 2018, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Milton F. Fitch Jr., per a press release from Rep. G.K. Butterfield's office. Prior to his appointment he spent twenty-four years in private practice, including managing his own law firm in Rocky Mount, and served twenty years as a member of the Rocky Mount City Council, including as Mayor Pro Tempore. He earned a bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University and a J.D. from North Carolina Central University School of Law, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.