Appointed/Elected
Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on July 31, 2020. Elected in 2022. Current term expires Jan. 2029.
Education
- J.D., Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- B.A., College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University
Judicial Involvement
- Beltrami County DWI Court Judge—October 2021-present
- MDJF Program & Education Committee
- MDJA Criminal Jury Instruction Guides Committee
- Mental Health Summit—Ninth Judicial District Judge representative
Past Employment
- Assistant Cass County Attorney
- Assistant Clay County Attorney
- Clearwater County Attorney and Assistant County Attorney
- Assistant Bemidji City Attorney
- Eighth District Judicial Clerk to Hon. Peter Hoff, Hon. Jon Stafsholt, Hon. Bruce Reuther, Hon. Gerald Seibel
- Head Law Clerk, District of Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office, Minneapolis
- Law Clerk, Gislason, Dosland, Hunter & Malecki law firm, New Ulm
- Law Clerk, Manahan, Bluth & Barker law firm/Public Defender, Mankato
- Law Clerk, Moriarty Law Office/Public Defender, New Ulm
- Adjunct Professor, Criminal Law and Procedure, MnSCU Moorhead
- Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Law and Business, and Advanced Problems for Business, MnSCU Bemidji State University
Community Activities
Beltrami County Bar Association
Clearwater Library Foundation President
Clearwater County Community and Faith Lutheran Church Choirs
Former activities
- First Vice-President, Girl Scouts of America, Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines Council and Board member
- Co-Chairperson, Support Within Reach (and former SA Program)
- 15th District Bar Association President