Cooper appoints new Gaston County Superior Court judge
Gaston County's newest Superior Court judge may have a similar sounding name.
“Jess Caldwell has spent his legal career serving the people of Gaston County,” Cooper said in making the announcement Friday. “I am confident that he will be a great asset to the bench.”
Caldwell is the chief juvenile public defender for Gaston County. Previously, he was the assistant public defender in Gastonia. He is also a guest lecturer at Johnson C. Smith University.
Caldwell earned his bachelor of arts degree at UNC Chapel Hill and his law degree at Charleston School of Law.