James S. Hill
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Biography
James S. Hill is a sitting judge of the South Central Judicial District, appointed to the bench in 2014, per the North Dakota Court System. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Emmons County, North Dakota
North Dakota District Court, South Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 8
Emmons County, North Dakota
North Dakota District Court, South Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 8
One candidate is tracked for North Dakota District Court, South Central Judicial District, Judgeship No. 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: James S. Hill. Candidate information follows official Emmons County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
James S. Hill is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the South Central Judicial District, per the North Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. James S. Hill is the sitting judge in this seat, per the North Dakota Court System's district court judges roster. Every voter in Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Sheridan, and Sioux counties elects this seat, since North Dakota district judges are elected district-wide across the South Central Judicial District (North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6 (effective 8/11/2021)). North Dakota district court races are nonpartisan.
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. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, James S. Hill, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.