[3] Jensen completed a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting at Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1987, and a J.D.
[2][4] He clerked for North Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Ralph J. Erickstad in 1990-91.
[3] Jensen also taught trial advocacy as an adjunct faculty member at the University of North Dakota School of Law, and occasionally served as a special assistant to the North Dakota Attorney General.
[4] The Governor of North Dakota Jack Dalrymple appointed Jensen as a state judge in November 2013, serving in the Northeast Central Judicial District, which covers Grand Forks and Nelson counties.
[7] A judicial nominating commission provided the Governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum with three names of possible replacements for the vacancy: Jensen, and two other state judges, James Hill and Robin Schmidt.