Associate of Arts – Miles Community College: 1989
	                
Bachelor of Arts – The George Washington University: 1992
	                
Juris Doctor – Valparaiso University School of Law: 1995
					
					PROFESSIONAL CAREER: 
					 
	                
Private Law Office Practice: 1995-2000
	                
Rosebud County Attorney: 2000-2013
	                
District Court Judge: 2013-Present
					
					ADMISSIONS: 
					 
	                
State Bar of Montana: 1995
	                
United States District Court for the District of Montana: 1995
	                
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit: 2012
					
					HIGHLIGHTS:
					
	                
Outstanding Student Senate Member Award: Miles Community College
	                
Worked in the Capitol Hill office of Senator Conrad Burns
	                
Contributed to briefs filed in the United States Supreme Court and state Supreme Courts
					
					“The MCC motto of ‘Start Here, Go Anywhere’ is absolutely true.”
	                
“Locally, nationally, and back again, my MCC education has been a foundation for my success.”