Judgeship

2009 - present 
Judge of the District Court, 12th Judicial District
Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux counties

Experience

Education

Judicial/Law Related Activities

Professional Affiliations
Nebraska State Bar Association
Wyoming State Bar Association, past
 
Nebraska State Bar/Local Attorney Association Committees
President, Nebraska State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section
Nebraska High School Mock Trial Project, District 12 Regional Coordinator, 2010 - 2015
Annual Law Day Job Shadowing for 5th Graders, Host, 2009

Nebraska District Judges Association
Education Committee Member

Community Activities

Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award, Simpson College, 2012
Youth League Coach (soccer, t-ball, baseball, softball, and football), 2012 - present
St. Patrick's and Sacred Heart (Peetz) Catholic Churches, Musician, 2012 - present, CCD instructor 2022 - 2023
Epsilon Sigma Honor Society, Simpson College, 2010
NE Early Childhood Interagency Coordinating Council
Former member, 2006 - 2009
Former member, Steering Committee, 2008 - 2009
Golden Halo Foundation, founder, 2005
Court Appointed Special Advocates, 2002 - 2003
Buckboard Therapeutic Riding Academy, board member, 2001 - 2009

Teaching and Publishing

Instructor, New Judge Orientation and Training

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.  

Outstanding Service Award, Foster Care Review Board, for work as Guardian ad litem
 

Revised July 2024