Judgeship

2025-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, and Thomas Counties)

Experience

2023-2025
C Durham Law Office
Solo Practitioner
North Platte, NE

2014-2023
Lindemeier Law Office
Associate Attorney
North Platte, NE

2014-2023
Lincoln County Public Defender’s Office
Deputy Public Defender
North Platte, NE

2010-2014
Lincoln County Attorney’s Office
Deputy County Attorney, Child Support Division
North Platte, NE

2008-2010
Office of the Nebraska Attorney General
Law Clerk, Civil Litigation Bureau
Lincoln, NE

2009
Lancaster County Attorney’s Office
Criminal Clinic
Lincoln, NE

2009
Colorado Fourth Judicial District
Judicial Intern/Law Clerk
Colorado Springs, CO

Education

University of Nebraska College of Law, 2010
Juris Doctorate

Union College, Lincoln, NE, 2006
Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude

Judicial/Law Related Activities

Nebraska State Bar Association, 2011 - present

Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, 2011 – 2025

American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2014-2023

Lincoln County Bar Association, 2011 – present (Board member, 2012 – 2016)

Community Activities

Mental Health Board of the 11th Judicial District, Chairperson

Lyle Strom High School Mock Trial Program

Nebraska State Bar Association Leadership Academy

Lincoln Connection Homeless Shelter, Board member (2015-2017)

Immigrant Legal Center