Appointed/Elected: 

Appointed on Nov. 5, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton. Current term expires Jan. 2021.

Education:

• Juris Doctorate, Hamline University School of Law, Cum Laude
• Bachelor of Arts, Central College, Magna Cum Laude

Past Employment:

• Senior Assistant Hennepin County Attorney
• Assistant Hennepin County Attorney
• Assistant Carver County Attorney

Membership:

• National Association of Women Judges
• Minnesota District Judges Foundation
• Minnesota District Judges Association
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• First Judicial District Bar Association
• Former member, National District Attorney’s Association
• Former member, Minnesota County Attorney’s Association

Professional and Community Activities:

• Participant, First Judicial District Community Listening Session, Dakota County Event (February 2020)
• Speaker, Perspectives from the Bench, Mendota Heights/West St. Paul Rotary (November 2019)
• Former, Frequent Speaker on criminal justice and social service issues, local and statewide audiences
• Former Panelist, National Institute of Justice Prosecutors Advisory Panel, Washington D.C.