Judgeship

2023 – present
Judge of the District Court, 11th Judicial District
Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Gosper, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Red Willow, & Thomas counties

Experience

2022-2023
Dawson County Attorney’s Office
Chief Deputy County Attorney 
Lexington, NE

2011-2022
Dawson County Attorney’s Office
Deputy County Attorney 
Lexington, NE

2009-2011
Forney Neher Law Firm
Partner
Omaha, NE

2009
Creighton University School of Law
Research Assistant
Omaha, NE

2008
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest
Law Clerk
Schuyler, NE

Education

Creighton University Law School, Nebraska, 2007-2009
Juris Doctorate

Thomas Cooley Law School, Michigan, 2006-2007

Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 2003-2005

Asbury University, Kentucky, 1996-2000
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude
 

Judicial/Law Related Activities

Professional Affiliations
Nebraska State Bar Association, 2009
United States District Court, District of Nebraska 2009

Community Activities/Associations

Nebraska Midwest Problem-Solving Court, Member

DUI School - presented on standardized field sobriety tests, preliminary hearings, and panelist for plea offers

Nebraska Bike Walk Summit, Panelist

Honors and Awards

Nebraska Conservation Officers Association 2014 Prosecutor of the Year