Judgeship    

2014 - present
Judge of the County Court, 1st Judicial District
Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson, Saline, and Thayer counties

2016, 2017, 2020, 2021
Presiding Judge of the 1st Judicial District, County Court

Experience    

Education

University of Nebraska College of Law, 1996
Juris Doctorate

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1988
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism

Judicial/Law-Related Professional Activities

Judicial Leadership Program, 2019
Nebraska State Bar Foundation Fellow
Executive Committee, County Judges Association
Nebraska State Bar Association
Kansas Bar Association
Vice President Tri-County Bar Association
Supreme Court Language Access Committee
Judicial Workload Equalization Committee
County Judges’ Association Education Committee
Judicial Branch Education Advisory Committee
Nebraska State Bar Foundation PEOPLE Bench Media Committee

Community Activities    

Fairbury Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson Community Health Center Board

Presentations

GAL’s Guide to Immigration Law and GAL Practice Standards (June 2017)
County Judges’ Meeting (June 2017)

Revised August 2024