The Hon. Sarah McPherson is a judge for the 13th Judicial District Court of North Carolina. She joined the bench in 2022.
The 13th Judicial District includes Bladen, Brunswick, and Columbus Counties.
Prior to beginning her judicial career, McPherson worked as an assistant district attorney since 2017. Before becoming a prosecutor, she briefly managed her own private practice, the McPherson Law Firm, PLLC, in Oak Island (2016 to 2017).
She received an A.A. from Brunswick Community College and a B.A.Sc. in history from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2009. McPherson then completed a J.D. at North Carolina Central University School of Law in 2016. While a law student, she served as a paralegal at Watts & Easley, PLLC (2013).
She was also a former legal assistant to the Hon. Pauline Hankins prior to her election to the District Court bench in 2012.
McPherson is registered as a Republican.