North Carolina

2026 North Carolina General Election

Jeff Nieman

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- The district attorney prosecutes all criminal cases filed in District and Superior Courts.
- They advise local law enforcement on which cases to pursue and how to collect proper evidence for those cases.
- The district attorney may institute court proceedings on behalf of the State, its agencies, or its citizens in any and all public interest matters. This means they play an important role in keeping the public safe.
The district attorney is elected for a four-year term in partisan elections. 

Prosecutes criminal cases and represents the state in local courts. 

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Jeff Nieman is from Greensboro, North Carolina. He has a bachelor 27s degree from the University of North Carolina and a law degree from North Carolina Central University. He lives in Chapel Hill with his wife, Stephanie, son, Burke, and daughter, Larkin. He attends the United Church of Chapel Hill.

Jeff Nieman (North Carolina 18th Prosecutorial District Attorney ...

Jeff Nieman | The Chatham News + Record

Jeff is a senior assistant district attorney for North Carolina's 18th District. He has worked in the District 18 office since 2006, when he interned there.

Jeff is currently the district attorney for Chatham and Orange counties. He was elected in 2022 and is currently serving his first term. Before his election, he worked as an assistant district attorney for 16 years.

As an Assistant District Attorney for 16 years, Nieman has experience in prosecuting cases and serving the community in Orange County.

Said, "Effectively decriminalize personal use marijuana in our district"

Said, "Expunge every juvenile criminal record eligible in our district under the Second Chance Act"

Wants to eliminate the death penalty in the district.

Said, "As DA, I will make implicit bias training mandatory for all DA staff."

Said, "I will seek to end racial disparities in the criminal justice system by requiring implicit bias training for all DA staff, data collection to fully recognize disparities that exist and hiring and retaining a diverse staff which better reflects the population we serve."

As of January 5, 2026, Jeff Nieman’s website did not contain information on this issue.