Appointed/Elected:

Appointed July 1, 2016, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2024.

Education:

B.A., Minnesota State University-Mankato
J.D., Hamline University School of Law

Past Employment:

• Assistant Ramsey County Attorney, Prosecution Division
• Assistant Ramsey County Attorney, Juvenile and Child Support divisions
• Law clerk, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office
• Senior law clerk, Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office

Legal and Professional Activities:

• Trial Judge Board Member, Minnesota Board of Judicial Standards
• Co-chair, Family Violence Coordinating Council
• Mentor, St. Thomas School of Law Mentee Program
• Mentor, Hopkins High School ProPEL- (Professionals Providing Experience for Life)
• Member, Fourth Judicial District Equal Justice Committee
• Member, Minnesota District Judges Foundation
• Member, Hennepin County Bar Association
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, Minnesota Women’s Lawyers
• Former Co-chair, Domestic Violence Steering Committee
• Former member, Fourth Judicial District Juvenile Eliminating Racial Disparities Committee
• Former member, Minnesota Supreme Court Juvenile Rules Committee

Community Activities:

• Committee Member, Ann Bancroft Foundation
• Girls Traveling Basketball Program Volunteer
• Girls on the Run Volunteer
• United Way School Supply Drive Volunteer
• High School Mock Trial Judge
• High School and College Speech and Debate Judge
• Board Member, Past President, Minnesota State University, Mankato College of Social and Behavior Science Board

Assignment History:

Criminal: January 1, 2022 to present
Juvenile: December 31, 2018, to December 31, 2021
Criminal: July 1, 2016, to December 30, 2018