Judgeship

2021 – present
Judge of the County Court, 6th Judicial District
Burt, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Thurston, and Washington counties

Experience

2012-2020
Matney Law, Sole Practitioner
South Sioux City, NE

2014-2015
Lutheran Family Services, Inc., Associate VP / VP-Legal
Lincoln, NE

2009-2012
Department of Health and Human Services, CFS Policy Sec. Admin. / LS Attorney III
Lincoln, NE

2001-2003; 2018-2019
Cedar County Attorney’s Office, County Attorney
Hartington, NE

1998-1999; 2004-2008
Dakota County Attorney’s Office, County Attorney
(Also served as Deputy in 1997, 2000, 2013, 2014, and 2020)
Dakota City, NE

Education

Baylor University / Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, 1994-1996
Juris Doctorate (Study abroad program)

Iowa State University / Universidad de Valladolid, 1991-1993
B.A. in Spanish Language (Study abroad program)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1989-1991
Lincoln, NE

Honors and Awards

Recognition from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for the resolution of the cold-case kidnapping of Angela Brummond