Nebraska Supreme Court Committees
Committee on Sentencing Guidelines, 1982 - 1983

Nebraska County Judges Association
President, 2006
Executive Committee, 2000 - 2007
Education Committee, 2000 - present
Legislation Committee, 2000 - present

Nebraska State Bar Association Committees
Practice and Procedure Committee, 2002 - present
Legislation Committee, 2005 - 2006
Access to the Profession Committee, 2001 - 2004
Special Committee to Review the Juvenile Code, 1993 - 1996
Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 2000 - 2004
Women and the Law Section, 2000 - present

Governor's Task Force on Prison Alternatives, 1992 - 1993
Indigent Defense Task Force, 1992 - 1993
Nebraska Criminal Justice Drug and Violent Crime Policy Board, 1991 - 1999

Board of Directors, The Mediation Center, 1999 - 2003
Lincoln Downtown Rotary Club #14, 1997 - present
Board of Directors, Nebraska Friends of Foster Children, 1997 - 2001
Executive Council Member, Trinity United Methodist Church, 2002 - 2006
Chair, Board of Trustees of Nebraska State Colleges, 1990
Board of Trustees of Nebraska State Colleges, 1985 - 1991

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.

Nebraska Coalition for Victims of Crime - Appreciation Award in recognition of work to fund victims programs, 1995

Lincoln YWCA - Tribute to Women Award, 1995

Council of State Governments - Toll Fellowship Training Program, 1 of 35 awarded nationally to state governmental leaders, 1994

Panel Member on Pro Se Litigants - Nebraska Judges Meeting, Omaha, 2006
Traffic Issues for Older Drivers - County Judges Meeting, North Platte, 2005
Panel Member on Adoptions - County Judges Meeting, Hastings, 2002
Faculty for the Nebraska Criminal Attorney's Trial Practice Program, 1993
Co-author of "The Disproportionate Confinement of Minority Youth in Nebraska," 1993