Appointed/Elected:

Appointed May, 31, 2019, by Governor Tim Walz. Elected in 2020. Current term expires Jan. 2027.

Education:

J.D., Mitchell Hamline College of Law
B.A., University of Minnesota – Duluth

Past Employment:

• Assistant County Attorney, St. Louis County Attorney’s Office
• Assistant Public Defender, Sixth Judicial District
• Civil litigation attorney, Halverson, Watters, Downs, Reyelts and Bateman, Ltd.
• Judicial law clerk, Judge Mark Munger

Community Activities:

• President, First Witness Child Abuse Resource Center Board
• Chair, Education Committee, Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ