Appointed/Elected:

Elected 2010 and 2016. Retired in 2020. Appointed and assigned to serve statewide as Senior Judge from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025.

Education:

William Mitchell College of Law (1980)
University of Minnesota (B.A. in political science, 1975)
Owatonna High School (1970)

Employment:

Dakota County Attorney’s Office, 1989-2010
Private practice in Red Wing, Minnesota and Ellsworth, Wisconsin, 1980-1989

Teaching and Mentoring:

• Annual training for Sexual Assault Advocates
• Training for new Dakota County Correctional Deputies
• Police Report Writing and Preparing to Testify
• Preparing Medical Experts to Testify
• Attorney Mentor, William Mitchell College of Law and Dakota County Technical College
• Mock Trial Judge for law school, college, and high school levels
• Dakota County Peer Court Facilitator
• Courtrooms to Classrooms volunteer

Professional and Community Activities:

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Dakota County Bar Association
• League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions (President 2004-2006)
• Red Wing Human Rights Commission (2000-2006)
• Moderator, series of community forums on human rights issues
• Board of Directors, Red Wing Girl’s Softball Association
• Board of Directors, Red Wing Summer Playhouse Theater
• Cantor and music ministry, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church

Family:

Married 37 years
Three adult daughters, one grandchild