Date of Judicial Appointment: September 18, 2015
Date of Investiture: November 16, 2015
Career
Deputy State Public Defender, Appellate Division, Denver, CO (2005-2015); Deputy State Public Defender, Arapahoe County Trial Office, Centennial, CO (1991-2005); Law Clerk, Larry Pozner & Associates, Denver, CO (1988-1991); Manager, Planning & Control, Oppenheimer Funds, Denver, CO (1985-1988); Bank Management Consultant, Penquite & Associates, Dallas, TX (1982-1985)
Professional
Admitted to practice in Colorado (1990); United States District Court for the District of Colorado (1998); United States Supreme Court (2011)
Education
Topeka West High School, Topeka, KS (Diploma, 1978); Smith College, Northampton, MA (B.A. Economics, 1982); University of Denver College of Law (Order of St. Ives), Denver, CO (J.D., 1990)
Civic/Volunteer
Denver Partners (1985-1988); Colorado Uplift (1985-1988); Colorado Children’s Justice Task Force (1992-1995); Arapahoe County Community Corrections Board alternate (1993-2004); Aurora Gang Task Force (1993-1999); Mock Trial Coach, Arapahoe High School, (1992-1995); Mock Trial Coach, Lookout Mountain School (1993-1994); Habitat for Humanity (2000-2005); Project Angel Heart (2002-2005); PTCO Holly Hills Elementary School (2005-2015); East High School Constitutional Law Scholars (2009-2010); West Middle School Mock Congressional Hearings (2015-2019); West Middle School Justice System Education Volunteer (2019 – Present); Campus Middle School Justice System Education Volunteer (2022);Thompson Marsh Inn of Court (2016-Present); Executive Committee (2017-Present); Chair, Rules of Evidence Committee (February 2017-Present); Vice-Chair, Criminal Jury Instructions Committee (2017-Present); PERA Board of Trustees Judicial Division Trustee (July 2019 – Present), Chair - Investment Committee (July 2021 – Present); Co-Chair, Criminal Bench Book Update Committee (2020 – Present); Deputy Chief Judge (January 2022 – Present).
Personal
Born December 9, 1959 in Kansas City, Kansas. Married, three children.