Appointed/Elected:
Appointed by Governor Walz on November 29, 2021. Elected in 2024. Current term expires January 2031.
Education:
University of Minnesota, B.A. Political Science
William Mitchell College of Law, Juris Doctor
Employment:
Assistant County Attorney III, Scott County Attorney’s Office
Guardian ad Litem Coordinator, First Judicial District
Assistant County Attorney, Sibley County
Associate Attorney, Schauer Law Office
Current Judicial Assignments:
- Lead Criminal Judge, Dakota County
- Presiding Judge, First Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court
- Co-Chair, Dakota County Domestic Violence Coordinated Community Response (DV CCR) Team
Current Professional and Community Activities:
- Guest Lecturer, National Center for State Courts
- Volunteer Judge, Minnesota State Bar Association Mock Trial Program
- Member and Past President, Chaska Lions Club
- Coach, CC United Youth Soccer
Past Professional and Community Activities:
- Auburn Homes and Services Volunteer
- Carver County Children's Justice Initiative & Child Protection Team
- Le Sueur County Children's Justice Initiative
- McLeod County Children's Justice Initiative & Child Protection Team
- Minnesota County Attorney's Association - Juvenile Law Committee
- Minnesota State Bar Association 8th District Ethics Investigator
- Mitchell Hamline College of Law - Mitchell Mentors Program
- Scott County Future Leaders Mentor
- Shakopee Schools Law and Legal Services Mentor
- Scott County Juvenile Justice Coalition & Child Abuse Team
- Sibley County Children's Justice Initiative & Child Protection Team
- Sibley County Domestic Abuse Task Force & Corrections Advisory Board