North Carolina

2026 North Carolina General Election

Laura Byrd Luffman

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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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Laura is from North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. She attended Wilkes Central High School. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Appalachian State University and a law degree from Elon University School of Law. She lives with her husband, Zach Luffman, and their two children. She attends Wilkesboro Baptist Church.

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Laura is an attorney. She works at the Law Office of Laura Byrd Luffman, PLLC in Wilkes, where she has been since 2018. She previously worked as a judicial extern in all four counties of North Carolina’s 23rd Judicial District, as a certified legal intern in the Yadkin County District Attorney’s office, and as an attorney with the law firm Finger, Roemer, Brown and Mariani, LLP in Yadkin County.

Laura Byrd Luffman’s campaign for District Court judge No. 3 in the 23rd Judicial District is her first entry into politics.

As an attorney, Luffman has experience as a judicial extern in multiple counties, a certified legal intern in a district attorney's office, and as an attorney at a law firm, before opening her own practice focused on District Court matters.

For Candidate Laura Byrd Luffman on Issue legal-experience:  
Worked as a judicial extern in the 23rd Judicial District, a certified legal intern in the Yadkin County District Attorney’s office, and as an attorney at Finger, Roemer, Brown and Mariani, LLP; opened her own practice focusing on District Court matters in 2018.

As of January 5, 2026, Laura Byrd Luffman’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Serves on the boards of the North Wilkesboro Rotary Club, Wilkes Community Partnership for Children, Wilkes Community Foundation, and is Vice President and Secretary of the Samaritan Kitchen of Wilkes.