Appointed/Elected:

Appointed June 27, 2014, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2016 and 2022. Term expires January 2029.

Education:

• J.D., with distinction, University of North Dakota, 1983
• B.A., magna cum laude, French and Political Science, University of North Dakota, 1980

Employment:

• Assistant St. Louis County Attorney (Juvenile, Criminal and Civil divisions), 1995-2014
• Special Assistant United States Attorney, 2011-2014
• Assistant Carlton County Attorney, 1991-1995
• Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of Northeastern Minnesota, 1985-1991
• Law clerk, Magistrate Patrick McNulty, United States District Court, 1983-1985
• Past Adjunct Professor, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Professional Memberships:

• Minnesota Bar Association
• Member and past president, 11^th District Bar Association
• Admitted to the Minnesota State Bar and the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
• Racial Justice Improvement Project
• Mending the Sacred Hoop Safety Audit Team
• Minnesota District Judges Association

Member:

• Chief Judge, Sixth Judicial District, 2022-present
• Minnesota Judicial Council, 2019-present
• Minnesota Judicial Council Executive Committee, 2020-present
• Assistant Chief Judge, Sixth Judicial District, 2020-2022
• 6^th Judicial Council Executive Committee, 2020-present
• Co-Chair, Committee for Equality and Justice, 2021-present
• Member, Committee for Equality and Justice, 2015-present
• Chair, Sixth Judicial District Committee for Equality and Justice, 2015-2020
• Minnesota Judges Criminal Law Benchbook Committee, 2017-2021
• Minnesota Criminal Jury Instructions Committee, 2015-2021
• Presiding Judge, Carlton County Treatment Court, 2014-2019
• Presiding Judge, Southern St. Louis County DWI Court, 2020-present
• Federal District Court Judge Selection Committee, October 2021
• One Court Minnesota Hearings Initiative Steering Committee, October 2021-present