Appointed/Elected:

Appointed Feb. 3, 2016, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2018. Current term expires Jan. 2025.

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:

• Committee for Equality and Justice of Minnesota Judicial Branch, member, 2016 to present; co-chair, Community Outreach Subcommittee, 2018-present
• 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
• 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