1984 to present
Judge of the County Court, 8th Judicial District
(Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Garfield, Greeley, Holt, Howard, Loup, Keya Paha, Rock, Sherman, Valley, Wheeler Counties)

Antelope County Attorney


Private Practice

Nebraska Supreme Court Committees
Member, Supreme Court Judicial Branch Education Commission
Member, Judicial Qualifications Commission
Member & Secretary Nebraska Judicial Resources Commission
Co-Chair, Supreme Court Technology Committee 2002-2004
Member, Supreme Court Gender Fairness Committee and Task Force

Nebraska County Judges Association
President, Nebraska County Judges’ Association 1993
Chair, Nebraska County Judges Association Education Committee
Editor, Nebraska County Judges’ Association Newsletter

Nebraska State Bar and Local Attorney Association Committees
President, Nebraska County Attorneys’ Association 1982
Member, Nebraska State Bar Association Judiciary Committee
Member, Nebraska State Bar Association Ways & Means Committee

Mentor for the Nebraska State Bar Foundation and Judiciary’s Law Day Job Shadowing program for 5th Graders.

Volunteer judge for the Nebraska High School Mock Trial Project through the Nebraska State Bar Foundation.

Nebraska Supreme Court Outstanding Judge
2001 Recipient Outstanding Judge for Service to the Judiciary Award. Outstanding Judge is the highest honor given by the Chief Justice to recognize members of the judiciary for meritorious projects and exemplary accomplishments that enhance the vision of justice within Nebraska communities.

NSBA Award of Special Merit
2005 Recipient Nebraska Bar Association Award of Special Merit, which recognizes significant and continuing contributions to the legal profession.

Nebraska State Bar Foundation Fellow
Selection to become a Fellow in the Nebraska State Bar Foundation is based on the integrity and character of the lawyer/judge. The Foundation recognizes established legal professionals who are dedicated to improving the administration of justice. Fellows are accredited by colleagues as leaders of the legal profession who contribute to the charitable and community education works of Foundation.

(1998 to present)
Media and the Courts September 2005
Ethics for Clerk Magistrates September 2000
Technology in the Courts Clerk Magistrate Meeting September 2000
Gender Fairness in the Courts NSBA Mid-Year Meeting 2000
Ethics for Judges September 1999
Technology in the Courts NSBA Annual Meeting 1999
Nuts and Bolts of Trial Practice NSBA Mid-Year Meeting 1998