Appointed/Elected:
Appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Tim Walz on Aug. 3, 2020. Current term expires Jan. 2023.
Appointed to District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on Mar. 1, 2012. Elected in 2014.
Education:
J.D., University of Iowa, 1988 (graduated with high honors)
B.A. from Carleton College, 1985
Employment:
District Court Judge, Fifth Judicial District, Nobles County (March 2012 - July 2020)
Nobles County Attorney (January 2003 - February 2012)
Associate, Von Holtum, Malters & Shepherd, Worthington (February 1995 - December 2002)
Special Assistant Attorney and Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office (August 1988 - January 1995)
Professional Memberships:
Minnesota State Bar Association
13th District Bar Association
Nobles County Child Protection team
Professional and Community Activities:
Former board chair, Independent School District 518
Former board chair, Worthington Area YMCA
Community theater productions
Volunteer, high school mock trial coach
Volunteer, youth hockey coach
Volunteer, youth soccer coach