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

2023 – present
Presiding Judge, Midwest Nebraska Problem Solving Court (Dawson County) 

2019 – present
Presiding Judge of the District Court, 11th Judicial District
Presiding Judge, Midwest Nebraska Problem Solving Court (Lincoln County)

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 – 2013
Presiding Judge of the County Court, 11th Judicial District

Experience

1985 - 2010
Private practice of law
North Platte, NE
 
1989
Deputy Public Defender, Dawson County
Gothenburg, NE
 
1979- 1984
Paralegal, law clerk, and private practice of law
Omaha, Douglas County

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
United States District Court, Nebraska
Nebraska Mediation Association, founding member

Nebraska Supreme Court Commissions/Committees 
Nebraska Supreme Court Committee on Problem-Solving Courts, Member
Nebraska Supreme Court Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, Member
Nebraska Supreme Court Self-Represented Litigation Committee, Member
Nebraska Supreme Court Commission on Children in the Courts, Member
Chairman of the Termination Protocol Working Group with the Nebraska Supreme Court Committee on Problem-Solving Courts
Nebraska Supreme Court Judges’ Leadership Program

Nebraska District Court Judges’ Association Committees
Judicial Education Committee, Member
Problem-Solving Court Committee, Member
Court Reporters Committee, Member 

Legal Community Activities
Central Mediation Center (Kearney), board member
Lincoln County Adoption Day, Chairman
Mid-Plains Community College, guest lecturer (Business Law)
Lincoln County Self-Represented Divorce Clinic 

Honors and Awards

Nebraska State Bar Foundation Fellow:
Honor is based on integrity and character. Recognition is for those accredited as leaders who contribute to charitable and community education works of the foundation and are dedicated to the improvement of the administration of justice

Recognition for continued participation in the Nebraska Lawyer Referral Program

Revised February 2026