Linda is the Nash County Clerk of Superior Court. She works at the Superior Court Clerk’s Office in downtown Nashville, where she has been for more than 40 years. She previously worked at Peoples Bank for roughly five years.

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Linda is the Nash County Clerk of Superior Court, where she has been for more than 40 years. She previously worked at Peoples Bank for roughly five years.

Linda Thorne is currently the Nash County Clerk of Superior Court, representing Nash County. She was re-elected in 2022 and is serving her second term.

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Linda Thorne is serving her second term as the Nash County Clerk of Superior Court.

As a Superior Court Clerk's Office employee in Nashville, Thorne has over four decades of work experience in the legal field.

She has over four decades of work experience in the legal field.

- She has over four decades of work experience in the legal field.

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As of January 2, 2026, Linda Thorne did not have a website or any information online.

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Linda Thorne

Linda Thorne is the Nash County Clerk of Superior Court, where she has been for more than 40 years. She previously worked at Peoples Bank for roughly five years.

Linda is serving her second term as the Nash County Clerk of Superior Court.

As of January 2, 2026, Linda Thorne’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Ricky D. Jenkins has a wife and two children.

Ricky is a parole revocation hearing officer.

Ricky D. Jenkins is currently the District 7 representative on the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools school board. He was first elected in 2014. He previously ran for Nash County Clerk of Court in 2022 and did not win.

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As of January 2, 2026, Ricky D. Jenkins did not have a website or any information online.

Said he "cares deeply about children’s safety and their ability to learn and grow in a secure environment."

Claimed he "cares deeply about children’s safety and their ability to learn and grow in a secure environment."

- Claimed he "cares deeply about children’s safety and their ability to learn and grow in a secure environment."

Ricky D. Jenkins

As of January 2, 2026, Ricky D. Jenkins’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Ricky is a Parole Revocation Hearing Officer. He works at the North Carolina Department of Public Safety’s local division, where he has been for 25 years. He supervises Nash, Edgecombe, Pitt and Wilson counties.

Ricky D. Jenkins is currently the District 7 representative on the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools school board. He was first elected in 2014 and has served on the board for 10 years. He previously ran for Nash County Clerk of Court in 2022 and did not win.

Ricky D. Jenkins is currently a member of the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Board of Education representing District 7. He was first elected in 2014. He previously ran for Nash County Clerk of Court in 2022 and did not win.

Ricky Jenkins is a member of the Public Schools Board of Education, District 7.

The Clerk of Superior Court is elected in each county through a partisan election for a four-year term. The Clerk has five main responsibilities:
- Probate Judge: Handles 46 types of actions, including managing estates, guardianship proceedings, and appointing personal representatives.
- Court Administrator: Oversees the administration of the court.
- Record Keeper: Files, processes, and maintains all cases and documents submitted to the court.
- Financial Manager: Manages the collection, investment, and distribution of money from court fees and traffic citations.
- Employee Manager: Supervises a team ranging from 5 to over 200 employees.


Oversees the county's probate court, judicial administration, records, and finances.

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