Ms. Sam Hamadani
Democratic PartyincumbentNC District Court Judge District 10E Seat 1 · Wake County, North Carolina · November 3, 2026
Unopposed on this ballot.
Sam Hamadani is the Democratic incumbent for NC District Court, District 10E Seat 1 in Wake County, serving since 2017 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 Hamadani's candidacy.
- National Association of Women Attorneys (for) source
- Wake Women Attorneys (for) source
- Persian Cultural Society (for) source
- Keep Children in Schools Foundation (for) source
Who they are
Sam Hamadani is the Democratic candidate for NC District Court Judge, District 10E, Seat 1, and is currently the incumbent, appointed by Governor Roy Cooper in 2017 and re-elected in 2018 and 2022 (Ballotpedia via search; PAAIA). 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). Born in Tehran, Iran, she is a UNC School of Law graduate and became the first Iranian American judge in North Carolina (PAAIA). This seat is uncontested in 2026.
Positions
- Crime & policing: At her 2017 appointment, said her approach balances "community protection and respecting the rights of our citizens" and focuses on "underlying problems" to "reduce recidivism and promote peace and stability" (PAAIA).
- Party politics in courts and agencies: No public position found.
Record
Before the bench, worked in Senator Joe Biden's office, the NC Department of Justice, and as a public defender and guardian ad litem (PAAIA). Has served as District 10E Seat 1 judge since 2017, re-elected 2018 and 2022 (Ballotpedia via search).
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 her 2017 appointment and 2022 re-election.
What we couldn't find
- No campaign finance figures.
- No recent (2025-2026) news coverage of her candidacy.
- No Trump endorsement or criticism found.
- No current policy statements beyond those made at her 2017 appointment.