Judgeship

2025-present
Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, 5th Judicial District

2022-2025
Judge of the District Court, 5th Judicial District
Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Seward, and York Counties

Experience

2015-2022
Assistant Attorney General
Nebraska Attorney General's Office

2019-2022, 2016-2019
Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, Area Defense Counsel
Nebraska Air National Guard

2014-2016
Special Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney's Office

2011-2016
Assistant Staff Judge Advocate
United States Air Force Reserve

2009-2011
Deputy County Attorney
Lancaster County Attorney's Office

2009-2010
Instructor of Paralegal Studies
Kaplan University

2005-2009
Deputy County Attorney
Weld County District Attorney's Office, Greely, Colorado

Education

Western New England University School of Law, 2005
Juris Doctorate
 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1997
Bachelor of Science

Judicial/Law Related Professional Activities

Regional Coordinator, Judge Lyle Strom High School Mock Trial Program, 2023-2024
Pius X High School Mock Trial Team, Attorney Coach, 2020 – 2022

Professional Affiliations

Nebraska State Bar Association, Member

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.  

Community Involvement

Columbus Habitat for Humanity, 2023-2024
Boy Scouts of America, Cubmaster, 2012-2014
YMCA, Youth Sports Coach, 2013-2015

Updated March 2025