Appointed/Elected:

Appointed to the Court of Appeals on May 4, 2020, by Governor Tim Walz.

Appointed to District Court January 13, 2014, by Governor Mark Dayton. Elected in 2016.

Education:

• B.A. Macalester College, magna cum laude
• J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, cum laude

Employment History:

• Senior Associate General Counsel, University of Minnesota
• Attorney, Kelly & Berens, P.A. 

Advisory or Policy-Making Positions:

• Member, Governor’s Council on Justice Reinvestment in Minnesota
• Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee, Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure
• Member, Civil Litigation Council, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Faculty, Judicial Trial Skills Program
• Member, Judicial Trial Skills Program Re-design Committee
• Member, New Judge Orientation Re-design Committee
• Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee, General Rules of Practice for District Courts
• Member, Federal Practice Committee, United States District Court, District of Minnesota

Professional and Community Activities:

• Board Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society
• Member, Macalester College Twin Cities Advisory Task Force
• Supervising Judge, Mitchell Hamline School of Law Judicial Externship Program
• Supervising Judge, University of Minnesota Law School Judicial Externship Program
• Presiding Judge, Law in Practice Chambers Conference, University of Minnesota Law School
• Legal Writing and Moot Court Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School
• Volunteer, Minnesota High School Mock Trial
• Volunteer, Ramsey County Bar Association Claire’s Court Program
• Volunteer, Ramsey County Job Shadow Program
• Volunteer, Neighborhood House Food Shelf

Academic Positions:

• Moot Court Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School
• Legal Writing Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School
• Adjunct Professor of Law, William Mitchell College of Law