Judicial service
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Judge
2018 – present · 8 yrsAppointed by Donald John Trump
District Court, N.D. Iowa
mag
2016 – 2018 · 2 yrs
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Law Clerk
1988 – 1990 · 2 yrs
Career
Adjunct professor
University of South Dakota Law School
2016 – present · 10 yrs
Instructor
North Iowa Area Community College
2008 – 2010 · 2 yrs
Adjunct professor
University of Iowa College of Law
2001 – present · 25 yrs
Assistant U.S. attorney
Northern District of Iowa
1997 – 2016 · 19 yrs
Private practice
1992 – 1997 · 5 yrs
Special assistant U.S. attorney (on detail)
Eastern District of Virginia
1991 – 1992 · 1 yr
Trial attorney
Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice
1990 – 1992 · 2 yrs
Education
B.A., University of IowaJ.D., University of IowaLL.M., University of Missouri-Kansas City
ABA ratings
ABA: Well Qualified (2018)