Appointed/Elected:
Appointed June 18, 2012, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2014 and 2020. Term expires Jan. 2027.
Education:
J.D., Marquette University Law School, 1991
B.S.N., Alverno College, 1981
Employment History:
Deputy City Attorney, Criminal Division, City of Minneapolis
Adjunct Professor, Advice & Persuasion Program, William Mitchell College of Law
Assistant Hennepin County Attorney, Adult Prosecution Violent Crimes Division
Associate; Gray Plant Mooty
Associate; Mackall, Crounse & Moore, PLC
Professional and Community Activities:
Mentor, University of Minnesota Law School
Member, DeLaSalle Board of Trustees
Past member and chair, Council on Black Minnesotans
Past member, Minnesota Women Lawyers Board of Directors
Judicial Assignments:
Criminal, Oct. 30, 2017-Present
Family, November 10, 2014-November 27, 2017
Criminal Division, June 2012-November 9, 2014