Date of Birth: November 1964 Place of Birth: Russell, KS By Whom Appointed: Governor Bill Graves
Education
- J.D., University of Kansas, 1990
- B.S., journalism, University of Kansas, 1987
Career History
- District Judge, 2002-Present
- Cornwell, Cameron, Erickson, & Travis, Olathe, KS, 2001-2002
- District Attorney's Office, Austin, TX, 1995-1996
- Johnson County District Attorney’s Office, Olathe, Ks, 1992-1995, 1997-2001
- Public Defender, Salina, KS, 1990-1992
Civic & Professional Activities
- Silver Fellow, Johnson County Bar Foundation
- Board of Directors, Johnson County Bar Foundation
- Johnson County Bar Foundation, Legacy Celebration Committee
- Chair, Kansas District Court Judges Annual Conference (2012)
- Kansas Supreme Court Rules Committee
- Kansas Supreme Court Education Committee
- Kansas Supreme Court Specialty Courts Commission
- Board of Directors, Juvenile Corrections Advisory Committee (2002-2012, Chair 2005-2007)
- Juvenile Bench Bar Committee (2002-2012)
- Master, Earl E. O’Conner Inn of Court
- Board of Directors, Sunflower House
- Kansas Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Johnson County Law Library
- American Bar Association
- National Association of Women Judges
- Johnson County Bar Association
- National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
- American Judges Association
- American Judges Association Advisory Committee
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association