Appointed/Elected:
- Appointed April 6, 2005, by Governor Tim Pawlenty
- Elected 2006, 2012, and 2018
- Current term expires January 2025
Education:
- J.D., Cum Laude, University of Minnesota Law School, 1992
- B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Mercyhurst College (Erie, PA) 1989
Employment:
- Judge, Anoka County District Court, 2005 to present
- Assistant Anoka County Attorney (criminal division), 1995 - 2005
- Assistant Coon Rapids City Attorney, 1994 -1995
- Associate Attorney; O’Neill, Burke, O’Neill, Leonard and O’Brien; 1992-1993
Professional Memberships:
- Minnesota District Judges Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Anoka County Bar Association
- Former member, Minnesota County Attorneys Association
- Former investigator, Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibilities 21st District Ethics Committee
Professional Activities:
- Elected as Tenth Judicial District Assistant Chief Judge, term to begin July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026.
- Tenth Judicial District Administration and Finance Committee, member: 2022 to present
- Tenth Judicial District Judicial Resources and Human Resources Committee, member: 2022 to present
- “Bench Update – The Pandemic and The Courts: Two Years Later” Anoka County Bar Association continuing legal education panel discussion, panel member: April, 2022
- Anoka County Board of Appointed Counsel: 2005 to present; Chair, 2010 to present
- Anoka County Juvenile Court Policy Committee: Chair, 2007 - 2013
- Lead Judge, Anoka County Children’s Justice Initiative: 2007 - 2013
- Anoka County Adoption Day: Presiding Judge
- Minnesota State Bar Association High School Mock Trial: Judge, 2010 - 2011
- Anoka County Corrections Department Training on Juvenile Delinquency: Speaker, 2010
- Anoka County Family Court, Early Neutral Evaluation Steering Committee and Pilot Judge, 2008
- Constitution Day: High School Speaker, 2008
- National Collegiate Mock Trial: Judge, 2007
- Hamline Law School: Guest Lecturer, 2007
- Tenth Judicial District Guardian Ad Litem Program Training: Speaker, 2006
- Anoka County Corrections Department Training on Truancy: Speaker, 2006
- William Mitchell College of Law, Futures in Learning Law Program: Speaker, 2005
Community Activities:
- Andover High School, frequent class guest speaker: 2018 to present
- American Mock Trial Association, volunteer judge
- Andover High School Swim and Dive Booster Club, volunteer
- Great River Coalition Earth Day 5K Bee Run, volunteer race marshal
- Great River Coalition Earth Day Mississippi River Clean Up, volunteer
- Andover Baseball Association, youth baseball coach
- Bunker Hills Stampede 5K, volunteer
- Feed My Starving Children, volunteer
- Freebikes4kidz, Minneapolis, volunteer
- Volunteer youth soccer coach: Coon Rapids Soccer Club, Minnesota Revolution Soccer Club, North Metro Soccer Club, 2002-2012
- Volunteer youth basketball coach: Andover Athletic Association, 2006
- Volunteer youth baseball coach: Andover Athletic Association, 2013, 2014, 2016
- Volunteer, Bunker Hills Stampede 5K Road Race: 2016