Louis Meyer
Democratic PartyincumbentNC District Court Judge District 10E Seat 2 · Wake County, North Carolina · November 3, 2026
Unopposed on this ballot.
Louis Meyer is the Democratic incumbent for NC District Court, District 10E Seat 2 in Wake County, serving since 2012 and running uncontested in 2026. No recent campaign finance figures, news coverage, or Trump statements were found.
What this office decides
District Court judges hear misdemeanor and traffic cases, bond and probable-cause hearings in felony cases, civil cases up to $25,000, and most family matters: divorce, custody, child support, domestic-violence protective orders, and juvenile cases. Wake County's District Court is split into six electoral subdistricts, 10A through 10F, and only voters in 10E elect these seats. North Carolina elects district judges in partisan races to four-year terms.
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Dossier
Researched 2026-09-23 · Claude Code research agent with web searchDonald Trump: nothing found. No search results found any statement by Donald Trump about Meyer's candidacy.
Who they are
Louis Meyer is the Democratic candidate for NC District Court Judge, District 10E, Seat 2, and is currently the incumbent. Governor Bev Perdue appointed him on July 31, 2012, replacing Judge Kristin Ruth, who resigned after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor for improperly altering DWI case records (WRAL). He was re-elected in 2014, 2018, and 2022 (Ballotpedia via search). District 10E is one of six Wake County district-court subdistricts (10A-10F) and has three judge seats, per NC General Statute 7A-133(b)(9); local reporting describes it as covering South Raleigh (NC General Statutes; IndyWeek). It was re-established by NC Senate Bill 757 (2018 session), fully effective January 1, 2021 (NCGA bill summary). This seat is uncontested in 2026.
Positions
No public position found on the race's value axes (crime & policing; party politics in courts and agencies); available sources cover only his career and appointment.
Record
Practiced civil litigation and some criminal defense at Poyner Spruill from 1985 until his 2012 judicial appointment, and served as president of the Tenth Judicial District Bar (WRAL). Has served as District 10E Seat 2 judge since 2012, re-elected 2014, 2018, and 2022 (Ballotpedia via search). His father, the late Louis B. Meyer, served as an NC Supreme Court associate justice from 1981 to 1994 (Wikipedia).
Money
No campaign finance totals found for this uncontested race. The state's database is at cf.ncsbe.gov.
Recent news
No dated news coverage from the last year was found for this uncontested 2026 race; available sourcing dates mainly to his 2012 appointment.
What we couldn't find
- No campaign finance figures.
- No recent (2025-2026) news coverage of his candidacy.
- No stated positions on the race's value axes.
- No Trump endorsement or criticism found.