Career Highlights - District Court Judge - 2002 to present
- Founding Member DUI Court - 2005
- Acting Presiding Judge District Court - 2005
- District Court Commissioner - 2001 until elected Judge in 2002
- Spokane County Deputy Prosecutor - 1996 - 2001 (High Technology and Sex Crimes)
- Assistant City Attorney - 1990 - 2001 (Constitutional Law, Adult Entertainment and Appeals)
- Law Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1990
- Assistant City Prosecutor, 1988 - 1990
Professional Affiliations and Committees - District and Municipal Judges Education Committee Member - 2010
- District and Municipal Judges Diversity Committee Member - 2008 to present
- Detention Project Stakeholder - 2007 to present
- Washington State Judicial College Faculty - 2006 - 2010
- Traffic Safety Committee - 2005 - 2009
- Corrections Alternative Review Board Member - 2004 to present
- District and Municipal Court Judges' Association - 2001 to present
- Spokane County Bar Member - 1988 to present
- Trial Court Coordinating Council - 2006 -2007
- Union Negotiation Team - 2006 - 2007
- District and Municipal Court Executive Committee, 2005 - 2007
- Domestic Violence Perpetrators Committee, 2004 - 2006
- City of Valley Court Formation Committee, 2002
- National Justice Coalition Committee, 2002
- President, Spokane Chapter Washington Women Lawyers, 2000 - 2001
- Sex Offender Management Committee, 1996 - 1998
- Law and Justice Video Project, ABA Award, 1993
- President, Spokane County Young Lawyers, 1992 -1993
- Trustee, Washington State Young Lawyers, 1991 - 1992
- District Court Liaison Committee, 1990
Education - Gonzaga University School of Law JD, 1988 cum laude
- Carleton University BA, 1985
Civic Involvement - Sit and Be Fit Board Member, 2005 to present
- Hockey Player - 1978 to present
- Hockey Coach - SAYHA 1998 - 2006
- Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Program, 1998
- President, North Wall Schools PTO, 1995 - 1997
- Boys' State, 1995
- Guardian Ad Litem Juvenile Court CASA Program, 1994 - 2002
- Neighborhood Accountability Board Juvenile Court, 1989 - 1991
- Project READ Volunteer, 1988
- Income Tax Assistance Volunteer, 1986
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