Appointed/Elected
Appointed May 30, 2007. Elected in 2008, 2014 and 2020. His current term expires in January 2027.
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School, 1984
B.A., University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts, 1981
Employment
- Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1997-2007
Chief Deputy Hennepin County Attorney 2000-2007
Managing Attorney, Juvenile Prosecution Division 1999-2000
Assistant Hennepin County Attorney, Violent Crimes Division 1997-1999
- Solo practitioner, Cahill Law Office, Wayzata, Minnesota 1993-1997
- Partner, Colich & Cahill Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1987-1993
- Assistant Public Defender, Hennepin County Public Defender's Office, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1984-1987
Additional Information
- Criminal – Jan. 2019 - Present
- Juvenile, July 2016 – Jan. 2019
- Chief Judge, July 2012 – June 2016
- Assistant Chief Judge, July 2010 – June 2012
- Criminal, Jan. 2010 – June 2012
- Drug Court, Oct. 2008 – Dec. 2009
- Criminal, May 2007 – Oct. 2008
Teaching Experience
- University of Minnesota Law School:
- Legal Writing Instructor
- Domestic Abuse Prosecution Clinic Supervisor
- Guest lecturer in Trial Practice
- Mitchell Hamline Law School: Legal Writing Instructor, Guest Lecturer in Criminal Procedure and Advanced Trial Advocacy
- University of St. Thomas Law School: Guest Lecturer and former Adjunct Professor – Trial Advocacy
- Minnesota Judicial Branch:
- New Judge Orientation
- Judicial Skills Training
- Court Management Program – Leadership Course