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Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 2018-present

Adjunct Professor, University of Iowa College of Law, 2001-present

Former Elbow Law Clerk, Donald E. O'Brien, United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, September 6, 2018

Nominated by President Donald J. Trump, Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, February 15, 2018

Magistrate Judge/Chief Magistrate, United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 2016-2018

Assistant United States Attorney,, United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa, 1997-2016

Adjunct Professor, University of South Dakota Law School, 2016

Instructor, North Iowa Area Community College, 2008-2010

Trial Attorney, Lathrop & Gage, Limited Liability Company, 1992-1997

Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School, 1996-1997

Trial Attorney, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, 1990-1992

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (on detail), Eastern District of Virginia, 1991-1992

Law Clerk, Seyfarth Shaw Limited Liability Partnership, 1987

Law Clerk, Cherry & Ayre, 1986

Member, Linn County Bar Association, 2017-present

Member, Federal Practice Committee for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 2016-present

Board Member, Historic Society for the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2016-present

Member, Woodbury County Bar Association, 2016-present

Member, Historic Society for the Northern District of Iowa, 2014-present

Capital Campaign Co-Chair/Advisory Panel Member, Hiawatha Public Library, 2014-2015

Member, Boy Scouts of America, 2008-2013

Member, Iowa Narcotics Officers' Association, 2006-2010

Member, United States Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel for Retention of Judge John Jarvey, 2003

Member, ACLU Legal Advisory Board, 1994-1997

Member, American Bar Association, 1988-1997

Member, Iowa Bar Association, 1988-1997

Member, Kansas Bar Association, 1992-1997

Member, Kansas City Inns of Court, 1993-1995