Judgeship

2018 - 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

2010 - 2018
Judge of the County Court, 11th Judicial District
Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Gosper, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Red Willow, & Thomas counties
 
2012 and 2013
Presiding Judge, 11th Judicial District

Experience

1985 - 2010
Private practice of law
North Platte, NE
 
1989
Deputy Public Defender, Dawson County
Gothenburg, NE
 
1980 - 1984
Private practice of law, law clerk, para-legal
Omaha, NE

Education

Nebraska Mediation Association, 2008
Certification: Family Law Mediation
 
Creighton University School of Law, 1984
Juris Doctorate
 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1980
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Judicial/Law Related Activities

Professional Affiliations
Nebraska State Bar Association
Nebraska Mediation Association, founding member
Central Mediation Center-Kearney, board member
Problem Solving Court Committee
County Court Technology Committee
Lincoln County Adoption Day Committee
Nebraska Supreme Court Judge's Leadership Program

Honors and Awards

Recognition for continued participation in the Nebraska Lawyer Referral Program

Revised December 2018