Admitted: 1995, Iowa; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa
Law School: University of Iowa, J.D.
Member: Iowa State Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section).
Biography: Born 5 years before the baby boom in 1942, doll clothes business in 1954; Des Moines Register Copygirl; 1958-1965, Steperette Drill Team 1958-1960: Valedictorian St. Joseph's Academy 1960; St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, assistant theatre costume designer, 1960-1961; Mount Carmel BVM Convent, 1961-62; Delta Gamma Sorority, 1962-1965; Drake University BS Education, English and Art, 1962-65, Roosevelt High School teacher, Des Moines, 1965-1967; stay at home Mother (3 children), Artist/Painter and Substitute Teacher, Runner, 1967-1979; Special Education/English teacher, 1979-1982; Volunteer helper for blind U of I law student, 1982; University of Iowa Masters in Special Education/Learning Disabilities, 1982; Painter/Artist, Director-Owner of Iowa Artists Network, 1982-1991; Juris Doctor, University of Iowa Law School, 1994; Volunteer, Civil Rights Commission, 1994-95; Sole Practitioner Attorney, Des Moines, Iowa 1995-present plus grandmother four times.
Born: Des Moines, Iowa