Appointed/Elected:
Appointed Feb. 3, 2016, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2018 and 2024. Current term expires Jan. 2031.
Education:
- Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School
- Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, Georgetown University
Past Employment:
- Deputy general counsel, University of Minnesota
- Associate general counsel, University of Minnesota
- Assistant attorney general, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
- Judicial law clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Professional and Community Activities:
- Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence, 2024-present
- Committee for Equality and Justice of Minnesota Judicial Branch, member, 2016-2024; co-chair, Community Outreach Subcommittee, 2018-2024
- Supreme Court Appointee to Minnesota Judicial Selection Commission, 2011-2015
- Minnesota State Bar Association member; Public Law Council member, 2020-present; co-chair of Data Practices Committee of Public Law Section, 1997-1998
- Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society, member, 2018-present; Board member, 2024-present
- Hennepin County Bar Association member; Committee on Budget and Planning, at-large member, 2005-2006; The Hennepin Lawyer Committee, 2006-2007
- Minnesota Women Lawyers, past member; Board member, 1995-1996; Coordinator of law student mentor program, 1995-1996
- Southwest High School Foundation Board member, 2016-2018; volunteer for Southwest High School sports boosters
- Southwest Activities Council, Registration Coordinator and Board member, 2005-2013
- Minneapolis Kids Advisory Council, 2008-2010
Teaching:
- Cedar Riverside Adult Education Collaborative, Minneapolis, weekly class for English language learners, 2017-2019
- Neighborhood House, St. Paul, weekly class for English language learners, 2013-2014
- William Mitchell College of Law, Appellate Advocacy, Fall 2005, Fall 2006
- University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts, Students and the Law, freshman Honors class, co-taught, Fall 2003