Appointed/Elected:
Appointed in 2006. Elected in 2008 and 2014. Retired on Aug. 31, 2020. Appointed and assigned to serve statewide as Senior Judge from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023.
Education:
J.D., Harvard Law School, 1977
B.A., summa cum laude, University of Minnesota, 1974
Previous Employment:
State Representative, 1989-2006 (Speaker Pro Tempore 1999-2006)
MN House of Representatives Committee Administrator, 1985-86
Attorney and area manager, Group W. Cable Television in Minneapolis, 1980-1984
Attorney, Briggs and Morgan in St. Paul, 1977-1980
Assignment History:
Criminal & Civil, June 2009 - Aug. 31, 2020
Family, June 2007 - May 2009
Criminal, 2006 - May 2007