Appointed/Elected:

• Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Minnesota Supreme Court on Mar. 17, 2016. Elected in 2018. Current term expires Jan. 2025.
• Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Feb. 16, 2012. Elected in 2014.

Education:

• J.D., cum laude, University of Michigan Law School, 1984
• B.A., University of Minnesota, 1980
• University of Zagreb (studied Croatian language), 1980-1981

Past Employment:

• Assistant Dean, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
• Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
• Assistant United States Attorney, District of Minnesota, Criminal Division
• Attorney, Opperman Heins & Paquin
• Attorney, Tanick & Heins
• Law Clerk, Hon. Diana E. Murphy, United States District Court, District of Minnesota

Professional Memberships:

• Hennepin County and Minnesota State Bar Associations
• Minnesota Women Lawyers
  • Advisory Council
  • Strategic Planning Task Force, 2014 – 2015
• Lavender Bar Association
• National Association of Women Judges
• International Women’s Forum

Professional and Community Activities:

• Member, Board of Governors, St. Thomas Law School, 2018 - present
• Member, Board of Directors, VocalEssence, 2018 - present
• Director, YWCA of Minneapolis, 2008 – 2014
• Member, Twin Cities Dunkers, 2013 – present
• Member, University of Minnesota “M” Club
  • Former Director, 2002 – 2007
  • Co-chair, National “M” Club 2003 Hall of Fame Banquet
  • Liaison to women’s tennis team, 2005 – 2007
• Moot Court Competition Judge, University of Minnesota Law School, Hamline University School of Law
• Mentor, University of St. Thomas Law School
• Lifetime Member, University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee, 2003 – present
• Member, Advisory Council for Women’s Athletics, University of Minnesota, 1990 – 1996
• Volunteer, “Everybody Wins!” Reading program

Awards:

• 2017 Alumni of Notable Achievement Award, University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts