Appointed/Elected:
Appointed February 3, 2014, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2016 and 2022. Current term expires December 31, 2028.
Education:
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 2003
B.A., University of Minnesota, 2000
Employment:
Executive Director/Lead Attorney, Neighborhood Justice Center, 2007-2014
Assistant Public Defender, Ramsey County Office of the Public Defender, 2003-2007
Professional Memberships:
Member, Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association
- President 2007-2008
- Board of Directors 2004-2009
Member, Hispanic National Bar Association
Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
Member, Hennepin County Bar Association
Member, Minnesota Women Lawyers
Past member, Warren E. Burger Inn of Court
Past member, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Past member, Ramsey County Bar Association
Past member, Ramsey County Family Violence Coordinating Council
Community Activities:
Tempo, Minnesota Opera
- Member, 2004-2014
- Board of Directors, 2011-2014
- Executive Committee, 2012-2014
American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota
- Past member
- Vice President, 2013
- Board of Directors 2009 - 2013
Assignments:
- Criminal, 1/2020 - Present
- Treatment Courts, 1/2017 - 1/2020
- Criminal, 2/2014 - 12/2016