RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced three judicial appointments to North Carolina District Courts.

“These new judges have served North Carolina with distinction over the years and bring extensive legal experience to the bench,” said Governor Cooper. “I am grateful for their willingness to continue to serve our state in these new roles.”

Alicia Slaughter has been appointed to serve as District Court Judge in Judicial District 8, serving Nash, Edgecombe, and Wilson counties. She will fill the vacancy created by the appointment of the Honorable Beth Freshwater-Smith as a Special Superior Court Judge. Slaughter is currently an Assistant District Attorney in North Carolina’s Seventh Prosecutorial District serving Halifax County. Previously, she served as Chief Assistant District Attorney in North Carolina’s Eighth Prosecutorial District serving Nash County. She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of South Florida and her Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law.

Yohan Namkung has been appointed to serve as District Court Judge in Judicial District 29 serving Hoke and Moore counties. He will fill the vacancy created by appointment of the Honorable Regina Joe to the Superior Court. Namkung is currently an Assistant District Attorney in North Carolina’s 29th Judicial District. He also serves as a Captain, Judge Advocate Trial Counsel in the North Carolina Army National Guard, 113th Sustainment Brigade. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Juris Doctor from the Campbell University School of Law.

Christopher Gray has been appointed to serve as District Court Judge in Judicial District 30 serving Union County. He will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable William “Tripp” Helms. Gray is currently an attorney at Burns & Gray, P.A. and has extensive trial experience. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and his Juris Doctor from the Appalachian School of Law.