The Hon. Vershenia Johnson is a judge for the 6th Judicial District Court of North Carolina. She was elected to the bench on November 6, 2012.
The 6th Judicial District encompasses Halifax County, Bertie County, Hertford County, and Northampton County.
Prior to her election, Johnson was an assistant district attorney in the 6th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, a position to which she was named in 2009. Before that, she spent time as an attorney at Webb, Webb & Summey (2005 to 2009).
Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992. She then completed a J.D. at North Carolina Central University School of Law in 1995.
After graduating from law school, Johnson entered into private practice, working as an attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York City. She remained with the firm until 1997, at which time she relocated to North Carolina and joined the 6th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
Johnson is married to Jasper Johnson, a retired Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force. He has also worked as a military contractor at Ft. Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina.