1998 to present
Judge of the District Court, 1st Judicial District
(Clay, Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Pawnee, Richardson, Saline, and Thayer Counties)

Judge of the County Court, 18th Judicial District

Nebraska Supreme Court Committees
Member, Nebraska Supreme Court Commission on Children in the Courts ( Chair of Subcommittee on Children in the District Courts), 2005 to present

Nebraska State Bar and Local Attorney Association Committees
Nebraska Bar Foundation Fellow, and board member, 1997-1999
Nebraska State Bar Association House of Delegates, 1986-1997, and Chair, 1995
Client Security Fund Committee, Nebraska State Bar Association, 1985-1990

Southeast Nebraska Drug Court Team
Homestead Early Risers Kiwanis Club, member, and past president
Nebraska Bar Foundation Essay Contest Judge
Mock Trial Coordinator for 1st Judicial District, 2001-2004
Southeast Nebraska Mediation Center Board, 1998-2003
Mayor, City of Beatrice, 1990-1998
Family Resource Center Board, 1988-1995
Blue Valley Mental Health Association Board, 1986-1994
President, Gage County United Way, 1989
Certificate of Need Appeal Panel, 1985-1987
President, Beatrice Chamber of Commerce, 1985
St. Joseph Catholic Church Parish Council, 1982-1984, and past president.

Nebraska State Bar Foundation Fellow
Selection to become a Fellow in the Nebraska State Bar Foundation is based on the integrity and character of the lawyer/judge. The Foundation recognizes established legal professionals who are dedicated to improving the administration of justice. Fellows are accredited by colleagues as leaders of the legal profession who contribute to the charitable and community education works of Foundation.Robert M. Spire Pro Bono Award, 1987

Homestead Monument of America, Pioneer Award, 1996

Speaker, District Judges Seminar on the Nebraska Parenting Act
Speaker, Official Court Reporters Education Program on Drug Court
Speaker, Nebraska Bar Association Education Program on Municipal Law