Appointed/Elected:
Elected in 2014 and 2020. Current term expires Jan. 2027.
Education:
J.D. with honors, University of Minnesota Law School, 1995
Graduate Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, 1989-1992
B.A. with honors, University of Notre Dame, 1985
Past Employment:
Senior Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Minnesota Department of Transportation, 2013-2014
Private practice, including Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, Faegre & Benson, DLA Piper, Heins Mills & Olson, 1997-2013
Law clerk, U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel, 1995-1997
U.S Environmental Protection Agency, 1989-1992
Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem in the Hennepin County Guardian Ad Litem Program, 1999-2004
Community Activities:
Member, Urban League of the Twin Cities
Member, Minnesota Justice Research Center Board of Directors
Volunteer, Southeast Seniors of Marcy-Holmes
Former Member, Hennepin History Museum Board of Directors
Former Member, Operation De Novo Board of Directors
Former Member, The Family Partnership Board of Directors
Judicial Activities:
Former Member, Hennepin County District Court Education, Equal Justice, and Wellness Committees
Board Member, Minnesota District Judges Association
Chief Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals Commitment Appeals Panel
Member, Planning Committee for the 30th Annual Conference of the Consortium for Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts
Admitted to practice before the United States Patent Office
Judicial Assignments:
Civil, 11/2020 - Present
Family, 10/30/17 - 11/2020
Civil and Criminal, 2/1/16 - 10/27/17
Criminal, 1/15 - 1/31/16