J. Brian Ratledge
Republican · NC · Judge, North Carolina District Court (Wake County)
Brian Ratledge has been a Wake County district court judge since 2019 and led the county's family court from 2021 to 2025. His campaign stresses fairness, impartiality and consistent rulings.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 6 records
The Fourth Circuit affirmed denial of reconsideration after a federal suit naming Ratledge and other Wake judges was dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction; it did not review the underlying merits.
July 27, 2026
Source: ca4.uscourts.gov
A divided Court of Appeals affirmed his permanent child-custody order in Morrow v. Morrow, including exchange and travel provisions; one judge partly dissented.
July 16, 2025
Source: nccourts.gov
The Court of Appeals affirmed his dismissal of a support and property action in Shepenyuk v. Abdelilah because the parties had not entered a legally valid marriage.
August 15, 2023
Source: nccourts.gov
The Court of Appeals vacated his custody-modification order in Kozec v. Murphy and required reconsideration of excluded Child Protective Services records under evidence rules.
December 29, 2022
Source: nccourts.gov
The Court of Appeals affirmed his dismissal of a motion seeking retirement-account transfer orders nearly sixteen years after a divorce consent order in Bracey v. Murdock.
November 1, 2022
Source: nccourts.gov
As Wake County elections board chair, voted to ask the Fourth Circuit for full-court rehearing after a panel invalidated county commissioner and school-board district maps.
July 21, 2016
Source: wral.com
Past race J. Brian Ratledge ran in:
- NC District Court Judge District 10D Seat 02 · November 3, 2026 · Wake County, North Carolina · incumbent