North Carolina

2026 North Carolina General Election

Joy A. Jones

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- District Court judges hear civil, criminal, and juvenile cases. Civil cases dealing with divorce, child custody, and child support are heard in District Court. 
- Under the District Court, the magistrate can try small claims cases ($10,000 or less), landlord eviction cases, and suits for recovery of personal property. A magistrate is an independent judicial officer, recognized by the North Carolina Constitution as an officer of the district court. 
- District Court Judges are elected for a four-year term. Elections are partisan. 

Judge who handles majority of trial level cases.

Criminal Justice

Property Rights

Legal Experience

Judicial Administration

Judicial Philosophy

Ethics & Conduct

Community Involvement

District Court Judge

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Joy is from McGee’s Crossroads, North Carolina. She attended South Johnston High School. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science and administration of criminal justice from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has a law degree from the Indiana School of Law in Indianapolis.

Judge Joy Jones Files For Reelection – JoCo Report

Joy is a judge for the 11th Judicial District, which presides over Harnett, Johnston, and Lee counties in North Carolina. She works at the 11th Judicial District, where she has been since her election in 2014. She previously worked as a researcher at Northwestern University; for the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office as a criminal court coordinator and community relations officer; as a deputy district attorney in the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, handling narcotics, gang, and child abduction cases; as an assistant attorney general in North Carolina; as an associate attorney at the law firm Narron, O’Hale, and Whittington; and she maintained her own law practice, Joy A. Jones, P.A., from 2008 until 2014.

Joy A. Jones - Ballotpedia

As a legal professional, has experience as a prosecutor, defense attorney, and parent attorney.

As of January 5, 2026, Joy A. Jones’s website did not contain information on this issue.