Appointed/Elected:

Appointed Jan. 3, 2017, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2018. Current term expires Jan. 2025.

Education:

J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
B.A., University of Minnesota

Employment History:

• Partner, Lindquist & Vennum, LLP, now Ballard Spahr LLP
• Faculty mentor, St. Thomas School of Law Mentee Program
• Adjunct professor, William Mitchell College of Law, now Mitchell Hamline School of Law
• Judicial law clerk: 
  • Honorable Russell Anderson, Minnesota Supreme Court.
  • Honorable Michael Kirk, Seventh Judicial District
• Reporter, The Forum, Fargo, ND

Professional and Community Activities:

• Member, Minnesota Committee on Criminal Jury Instruction Guides
• Member, Second Judicial District Family Violence Coordinating Council
• Member, Second Judicial District Equal Justice Committee
• Past Chair, Second Judicial District Children's Justice Initiative
• Member, Minnesota District Judges Association
• Member, Minnesota Bar Association
• Member, Ramsey County Bar Association
• Founder and Adult Leader, Scout Troop 7045, St. Paul
• Board member, Allison H.O.P.E. Foundation
• Past chair, American Immigration Lawyers Association - MN/Dakotas Chapter
• Past board member, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
• Past volunteer lawyer, The Advocates for Human Rights
• Volunteer, From Houses to Homes