Court Experience & Legal Community Involvement

  • Prosecutor on the Yellowstone County Family Drug Court Team from March 2005 through June 2009
  • Prosecutor on the 13th Judicial District Felony Drug Court Team from January 2011 through January 2014
  • Prosecuted criminal cases from August 2004 through June 2017; tried 39 jury trials during that time including multiple child abuse cases, domestic violence cases, rape cases, homicides, and other violent crimes
  • Guardian ad litem on the Indian Child Welfare Act treatment court from October 2017 to July 2021
  • Defense counsel for SOAR Diversion Treatment Court since March 2019
  • State Bar of Montana Past President and past Trustee of the Board of Trustees, served from 2013 through 2021
  • Judge pro tem for the Yellowstone County Justice Court and Billings Municipal Court since 2018
  • Currently serve on the Executive Council of the National Conference of Bar Presidents