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