Judgeship

2022 – present
Judge of Separate Juvenile Court, Sarpy County

2025 – present
Presiding Judge, Separate Juvenile Court, Sarpy County

2023 – 2025
Co-Presiding Judge, Separate Juvenile Court, Sarpy County

Experience

2021-2022
Sarpy County Attorney’s Office, Lead Deputy County Attorney - Juvenile Division 
Papillion, NE

2008-2021
Douglas County Attorney’s Office, Deputy County Attorney 
Omaha, NE

2006-2008
First National Bank: Litigation Management Division, Law Clerk/Contract Attorney
Omaha, NE

Summers 2005 and 2006
Supreme Court of the United States, Marshal’s Aide Intern 
Washington, D.C

Education

Creighton University School of Law, 2007
Juris Doctorate 

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2004
Bachelor of Business, Business Administration 

Judicial / Law Related Professional Activities

Nebraska Supreme Court Committees
Supreme Court Commission in the Courts, 2025 – Present    
Judicial Branch Education Curriculum Committee, 2024 – Present  
Judicial Branch Education Advisory Committee, 2024 – Present  
Supreme Court Probation Services Committee, 2024 – Present       
  - Rethinking Status Youth Workgroup, Chair                          
  - LB 530 Subcommittee Workgroup
  - Probation Services Forms Subcommittee, Chair                
Court Improvement Project, 2024 – Present        
  - Children’s Summit Planning Committee    
  - Monthly calls with the Chief Justice       
 Through the Eyes of the Child - District 2J, Chair, 2022 – Present                                                       

Professional Associations (Past* and Present)
Nebraska Juvenile Court Judges Association 
Nebraska State Bar Association 
Sarpy County Bar Association 
Nebraska County Attorneys Association*   
Omaha Bar Association* 

Judicial/Legal Community Activities

Separate Juvenile Court of Sarpy County, ‘View from the Bench’, 2025 – Present 
Papillion/LaVista Comm. Schools, Business/Elected Officials Advisory Council, 2024 – Present 
Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska Advisory Committee, 2024 – Present 
Nebraska State Bar Foundation, NE High School Mock Trial, 2022 – Present    
Robert M. Spire Inns of Court, 2019 - 2023
Sarpy Douglas Law Enforcement Academy, Juvenile Law Instructor, 2022
Sarpy County 1184 Treatment and Response Team Member, 2021 - 2022

Legal Presentations/Speaking Engagements

Nebraska CIP Children’s Summit – “Rethinking Status Youth: A Specialized Approach," 2025 
Nebraska Foster Care Review Office, ‘View from the Bench’, 2025 
NDHHS Awards Luncheon, Presenter, September 2024 and 2025
Sarpy County CASA Appreciation Luncheon, 2023 – Present 
Millard Public Schools, HAL Mock Trial Seminar, 2024 – Present 
Ralston Public Schools Career Day, 2025                     

Honors and Awards

2022 Sarpy County Core Values Award
2022 Women’s Fund of Omaha, Tribute to Champions of Gender Equity Recognition
2021 Women’s Fund of Omaha, Tribute to Women Recognition
2021 Outstanding Contributor to Women in the Law Award Nominee

Community Activities/Associations (Past* and Present)

Go Beyond Nebraska
OCCCAA 
Millard Public Schools, Superintendent’s Advisory Committee*                                       
School Improvement Team Member/Parent Teacher Association*                                              
YMCA Volunteer Soccer Coach*           

Revised 1/2026