Judgeship

2018 - present
Judge of the District Court, 5th Judicial District
Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Seward, and York Counties

Experience

2014-2018
Seward County Public Defender’s Office, Public Defender
Seward, NE

2014-2018
Marroquin Law Office, LLC, Private Sole Practitioner
Seward, NE

2014-2018
Concordia University, Adjunct Professor
Seward, NE

2003-2014
Pollack & Ball, LLC, Partner
Seward/Lincoln, NE

Education

University of California, Hastings College of Law, 2003
Juris Doctorate
 
Occidental College, 2000
Bachelor of Arts

Judicial/Law Related Professional Activities

Professional Affiliations

California State Bar Association
Nebraska State Bar Association
Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorney’s Association
Nebraska State Bar Association House of Delegates

Nebraska Supreme Court Commissions/Committees

Through the Eyes of the Child Committee, member

Legal Community Activities

Nebraska State Bar Barrister’s Ball Committee, volunteer
The Mediation Center (Family Group Conferencing) Advisory, board member
National Adoption Day Planning Committee, member
Nebraska State Bar Foundation, Mock Trial Case Writing Committee

Community Activities

Lutheran Family Service Board of Directors, former board member
Seward Rotary Club, board member
Seward Memorial Hospital Foundation, former board member
St. John Lutheran Church Foundation, former board member
St. John Lutheran Church Godparent Program, former group leader

Speeches & Publications

Author of “Mental Health Court: A Specialized Model for Juvenile Court”, 2009

Honors and Awards

Nebraska State Bar Foundation Fellow:
Honor is based on integrity and character. Recognition is for those accredited as leaders who contribute to charitable and community education works of the Foundation and dedicated to the improvement of the administration of justice.  

2009 University of Nebraska, Center on Children, Families and the Law Scholarship Award Recipient

Revised July 2024