Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Ricardo Jensen to serve as superior court judge in Judicial District 6 (New Hanover and Pender Counties). He will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Judge Phyllis Gorham.

Jensen currently serves as an assistant public defender for New Hanover and Pender. He received his Bachelor of Arts at Southern Virginia University and his Juris Doctor at Ave Maria School of Law.

Read the Governor's full press release.