My Overall View

Since joining the bench almost seven years ago, I have worked hard to make improvements within the system, integrate technology and provide leadership to meet the challenging needs of the court. If re-elected, I will draw upon my collective judicial experience in criminal, civil and family court over the years to continue to build public trust of the State of Minnesota's largest judicial district - the Hennepin County District Court. These are the reasons I am asking for your vote and confidence in me on November 8, 2022. 

I embrace our primary objective of public trust, accountability, and impartiality.  First, I believe the judiciary not only resolves disputes and administers justice but has a responsibility to empower change. Second, I believe the person standing before the court represents an opportunity for connection. In my role as a judge, I have seen many people before me transform their path in life. Third, I believe in the words of former SCOTUS Justice Thurgood Marshall, "the legal system can force open doors, and sometimes-even knock down walls, but it cannot build bridges. That job belongs to you and me."  I promise to do my best to act with compassion and build the bridges that Justice Marshall referenced.