Contact Information:
Law Clerk: (612) 348-5054 (for court files ending in even numbers)
Judicial Clerk: (612) 348-0101 (for court files ending in odd numbers)
Appointed/Elected:
Appointed in 2006. Elected in 2008 and 2014. His current term expires in January 2021.
Education:
J.D., Harvard Law School, 1977
B.A., summa cum laude, University of Minnesota, 1974
Previous Employment:
State Representative, 1989-2006 (Speaker Pro Tempore 1999-2006)
MN House of Representatives Committee Administrator, 1985-86
Attorney and area manager, Group W. Cable Television in Minneapolis, 1980-1984
Attorney, Briggs and Morgan in St. Paul, 1977-1980
Assignment History:
Criminal & Civil, June 2009 - Present
Family, June 2007 - May 2009
Criminal, 2006 - May 2007