North Carolina › Onslow County › NC District Court Judge, District 5 Seat 8 (Unexpired Term)
One candidate is tracked for NC District Court Judge, District 5 Seat 8 (Unexpired Term) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Johnathon S. Naylor. Candidate information follows official Onslow County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
This seat became vacant when Judge William B. 'Billy' Sutton Jr. retired. Gov. Josh Stein appointed Johnathon S. Naylor to the vacancy in February 2026. Naylor (Republican) filed and no other candidate filed, so he is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot to serve the remainder of the term, per the Governor's Office and Candidate_Listing_2026.csv (listed under Duplin, Jones, Onslow and Sampson).
Johnathon S. Naylor was appointed by Gov. Josh Stein in February 2026 to the District Court for Judicial District 5, filling the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge William B. 'Billy' Sutton Jr, per NC Governor's Office. Naylor worked as an attorney at Castle, Peterson & Naylor, P.C. since 2017 and serves as treasurer of the Onslow County Bar Association. He earned his Bachelor of Science from Campbell University and his Juris Doctor from Campbell University School of Law, per NC Governor's Office. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Johnathon S. Naylor.
