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