Appointed/Elected:
Appointed Jan. 4, 2016, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2018. Current term expires Jan. 2025.
Education:
Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Bachelor of Arts, University of Arkansas
Past Employment:
- Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services
- Associate Professor of Law and Director of Health Law Institute, Hamline University
- Chief Deputy County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office
- Deputy Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
- Partner; Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, LLP (now Fox Rothschild)
- Shareholder, Jesson & Pust PA
Professional and Community Activities:
- Minnesota Judicial Council
- Vice chair, Board of Directors, Lutheran Social Services
- Board of Directors, Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul
- Board of Directors, Close Gaps by 5
- Co-chair, Minnesota Tribal Court / State Court Forum
- Governing Council, Minnesota State Bar Association's Appellate Law Section
- Tutor, Reading Partners