Appointed/Elected:
Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton, effective Aug. 8, 2011. Elected in 2012.
Retired Sept. 1, 2017.
Appointed as a referee in Hennepin County from January 31, 2022, until January 31, 2023.
Appointed and assigned to serve statewide as Senior Judge from April 19, 2023, to June 30, 2025.
Education:
University of Minnesota, J.D., 1983
Carleton College, B.A., 1977
Employment:
Assistant Federal Defender, 2002-2011
Director, Office of Equity, Minnesota Department of Education, 2000-2002
State Public Defender, 1995-2000
Assistant State Public Defender, 1991-1994
Law Clerk, Honorable Michael J. Davis, 1983-1985 (State), 1994-1995 (Federal)
Professional and Community Activities:
Board of Directors, Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater, Minneapolis, 2002-2004
Board of Directors, Children's Law Center, Minneapolis, 1993-1996
Board of Directors, Central Minnesota Legal Services, Minneapolis, 1993-1998
Member, Hospital Review Board, Anoka Metropolitan Regional Treatment Center, 1992-1996
Board of Directors, American Youth Work Center, Washington, D.C., 1988-present
Member, Minneapolis Advisory Council on Disabilities, 1989-1991
Additional Information:
Adjunct Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Forensic Studies, Hamline University, 1999-2008
Adjunct Faculty, Criminal Appeals Clinic, William Mitchell College of Law, Spring 1998
Supervising Attorney, Civil Practice Clinic, University of Minnesota Law School, 1989-1990
Assignments:
Criminal, March 6, 2017-Sept. 1, 2017
Juvenile, February 3, 2014-March 5, 2017
Criminal, August 2012-January 31, 2014