Judgeship

2012 - Present
Judge of the Court of Appeals, 3rd Judicial District
Antelope, Boone , Boyd, Burt , Cedar, Cuming,  Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, portions of Douglas, Holt, Knox, Madison , Pierce, Platte, portions of Sarpy, Stanton, Thurston, Washington, Wayne, and Wheeler counties

2024 - Present
Chief Judge of the Nebraska Court of Appeals 

Experience

1999 - 2012
Gross & Welch, P.C., L.L.O, Shareholder and Director

1996 - 1999
Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin, LLP, Associate

1986 - 1996
Gross & Welch, P.C., L.L.O., Associate, Law Clerk, and Paralegal

Education

Creighton University School of Law, 1993
Summa Cum Laude
Juris Doctorate

Kearney State College, 1985
Bachelor of Science

Judicial/Law Related Activities

Professional Affiliations
Nebraska State Bar Association
        Co-chair, Nebraska State Bar Association Appellate Practice Section (2015-2017)
Nebraska State Bar Foundation

Nebraska Supreme Court Committees
Co-Chair Nebraska Supreme Court Commission on Guardianships and Conservatorships, 2012- present
Co-Chair Nebraska Supreme Court Commission on Children in the Courts, 2018- present
JUSTICE County Court Automation Committee, 2012-2017
JUSTICE District Court Automation Committee, 2012-2017
Supreme Court Technology Committee, 2012-2017

Community Activities

High School Mock Trial Coach (2017-2018)
Citizen's Committee to Provide a Safe and Healthy Community for the Youth of Gretna
Friends of the Library, Gretna Public Library (past)
St. Patrick's Catholic Church Catechist (past)

Honors and Awards

Litigation Counsel of America Fellow
American Jurisprudence Award (Trusts and Estates, Property, and Insurance)
Creighton Law Review Associate Staff

Updated September 2024