NC Magistrates

Profiles

Faculty

	Name: Dona G. Lewandowski
	Title: Lecturer of Public Law and Government
	Phone: 919.966.7288
	E-mail: lewandowski@sog.unc.edu
	Areas of Interest: Magistrates' issues (non-criminal law), including summary ejectment, small claims procedure, performing marriages, and appointment and removal matters

Dona Lewandowski joined the faculty of the Institute of Government in 1985 and spent the next five years writing, teaching, and consulting with district court judges in the area of family law. In 1990, following the birth of her son, she left the Institute to devote full time to her family. She rejoined the School of Government in 2006. Lewandowski holds a BS and an MA from Middle Tennessee State University and a JD with honors, Order of the Coif, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After law school, she worked as a research assistant to Chief Judge R.A. Hedrick of the NC Court of Appeals.

Staff

	Name: Susan Jensen
	Title: Program Manager
	Phone: 919.962.0940
	E-mail: sjensen@sog.unc.edu

Susan Jensen joined the School of Government in 2008. In her role as program manager, she works with magistrates and new District Court judges. Jensen holds a BA from UNC-Chapel Hill in radio/TV/motion pictures and in political science, and an MA in political science from Appalachian State University.