Appointed/Elected:
Appointed February 6, 2006. Elected in 2008, 2014 and 2020. His current term expires in January 2027.
Education:
- J.D., University of Minnesota, 1992
- B.A., George Washington University, 1988
Employment:
- Senior Attorney, Office of the Hennepin County Attorney, March 2004-Feburary 2006
- Senior Attorney, Office of the Hennepin County Public Defender, July 2001-February 2004
- Attorney, Office of the Hennepin County Public Defender, May 1993-June 2001
Professional Memberships
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
- Minnesota Bar Association
Additional Information
Assignment History
- Assistant Chief Judge and Criminal Presiding Judge, July 1, 2016 – Present
- Property Drug (Criminal Ct.), July 28, 2014 - June 30, 2016
- Presiding Judge (Criminal), July 2012 - June 2014
- Domestic Violence Court (Criminal Ct.), September 2010 - June 2012
- Felony Block (Criminal Ct.), November 2008 - August 2010
- Drug Court, January 2007 - October 2008
- Criminal and Civil Division, February - December 2006