Appointed/Elected:

Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on August 10, 2020.  Elected 2022.  Current term expires Jan. 2029.
 

Education:

• J.D., William Mitchell School of Law, cum laude
• B.A., Miami University (Ohio), Political Science and English/Journalism, B.A.

Past Employment:

Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office

• Assistant Hennepin County Public Defender, 1997-2014
• Senior Attorney, 2014-2020
  • Supervised Appeals and Special Litigation Team
  • Supervised Treatment Court Team
  • Supervised Probation Violation Team

Professional Memberships:

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Ramsey County Bar Association
• Minnesota Women Lawyers Association 
• Minnesota District Judges Association
• Second District Representative, Domestic and Sexual Violence Judicial Leadership Team
• Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society, Education Committee
• Miami University Pre-Law Alumni Board
• Former President; American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; Local 2938

Community Activities: 

• Volunteer, StandDown for Minnesota Veterans
• Volunteer, Friends of Dorothy Day
• Mock Trial Judge, University of Minnesota Law School
• Former Member, Long-Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee (CIB) of St. Paul
• Former Member, District 14, Macalester Groveland Community Council
• Former Member, District 2, Greater Eastside Community Council

Additional Information:

• Adjunct Professor, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  • Advanced Trial Advocacy, 2008-present
  • Legal Practicum, 2010-present
  • Appellate Advocacy, 2010-2021
  • Psychiatry and the Law,  2015-17