Appointed/Elected:
Appointed June 6, 2014, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2016 and 2022. Current term expires Jan. 2029.
Education:
J.D., Hamline University School of Law, 2001
B.A., Metropolitan State University, 1993
A.A., Culinary Arts Southern Maine Community College, 1989
Employment:
Judge- Sixth Judicial District (Duluth), 2014- present
Assistant Duluth City Attorney- Criminal Division
Staff attorney, Indian Legal Assistance Program
Staff attorney, Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Women
SM2D, Inc. Computer Consulting Firm
U.S. Army National Guard
Professional Memberships:
- Minnesota District Judges Association (MDJA)
- Minnesota Women Lawyers
- Lavender Bar Association
- National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ)
- NAWJ Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committee
- IAGLBTQ+ Judges
- 11th District Bar Association Member and past president
- 11th District Ethics Committee (past member)
Professional and Community Activities:
- Sixth Judicial District Children’s Justice Initiative (CJI) member
- Sixth Judicial District Lead Judge for Children’s Justice Initiative
- Southern St. Louis County Children’s Justice Initiative
- Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards- Board Member
- McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Judge
- Minnesota State Bar Association Mock Trial Judge
- Temple Israel Board of Trustees (former member)
- American Red Cross of Northern Minnesota- Volunteer and former member of the Board of Directors
- International Coastal Cleanup- Lake Superior Beach Sweep
- Sing! A Women’s Chorus