Appointments/Elections:
Appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Mark Dayton on August 31, 2016. Elected in 2018 and 2024. Current term expires January 2031.
Appointed to the Hennepin County bench by Governor Tim Pawlenty on February 6, 2008. Elected in 2010.
Education:
J.D., Hamline University School of Law, 1992
B.A., College of St. Catherine, 1989
Employment:
Assistant Hennepin County Attorney, Child Protection Division, 1992 - March 7, 2008
Indian Child Welfare Act Specialist
Staff attorney, American Prosecutors Research Institute, 2007 (part-time)
Professional Memberships:
American Indian Bar Association
Former member, County Attorneys Association
Additional Information:
Trainer, Minnesota Department of Human Services
Adjunct professor, Hamline University School of Law
Assignments:
Family Court Presiding Judge, July 1, 2013 - August 31, 2016
Family Court, March 2009 - August 31, 2016
Criminal, 2008 - March 2009
Honors:
Child Welfare Leadership Award: Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, University of Minnesota, 2020
Alumni Award: Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 2019
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