Barbara Jackson

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Barbara Jackson is an American attorney, elected in 2004 to an eight-year term on the North Carolina Court of Appeals.

Jackson, an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (bachelor's degree, 1984; law degree, 1990), has worked as a legal counsel for the state of North Carolina for most of her legal career, working in the office of Governor Jim Hunt (1991-1992), as an advocate for persons with disabilities (1992-1996), and as General Counsel to the North Carolina Department of Labor (2001-2004).

In 2004, Parker was elected to an eight-year term on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, defeating incumbent judge Alan Thornburg in the statewide judicial elections.