Appointed/Elected:

Appointed by Governor Tim Walz, July 6, 2022. Current term expires January 6, 2025.
 

Education:

Hamline University School of Law, 1999.
BA, Suma Cum Laude, Spanish and Psychology, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN. 1994.
 

Employment:

District Court Referee, Seventh Judicial District, 2021-2022.
Minnesota Board of Public Defense, 2004-2021.
Smolnisky & Kinney PC, 2004-2013.
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, 1999-2004.
 

Additional Information:

Central District Drug Court Recognition of Service, 2019.
Mid Minnesota Legal Assistance Award of Excellence, 2003.
Editor, Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy, 1998-1999.