Appointed/Elected:

Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on August 19, 2019. Elected in 2020. Current term expires 2027.
 

Education:

J.D., Hamline School of Law – 1997
B.A., University of St. Thomas – 1993
 

Employment:

• Scott County Attorney’s Office
  • Senior Attorney - Criminal Division Head, 2018-2019
  • Assistant County Attorney, 2005-2018
• Federal Public Defender Conflicts Panel, District of Minnesota, 2003-2004
• Colich & Associates, 1995-2004

Professional Memberships:

• Judicial Education – Judicial Trial Skills Program, 2022-Present
• Committee for Equality and Justice, January 2022-Present
• Tenth Judicial District Equal Justice Committee, 2021-2024   
• Minnesota District Judges Association, 2019-Present
• Criminal Jury Instructions Committee, 2020-Present
• Minnesota District Judges Foundation, 2019-Present
• Anoka County Bar Association- Active
• Minnesota State Bar Association- Active
• Federal Bar Association
• Hennepin County Bar Association

Professional and Community Activities: 

• Mock Trial Judge, 2018-2019
• District 11 Community Curriculum Advisory Council, 2017-2020
• District 11 Student Services Advisory Committee, 2018-2019