No political experience information on file.

No caucus information on file.

Senior Judge, United States District Court, District of Minnesota, 2015-present

Instructor, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1990-present

Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1982-present

Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Minnesota, 2008-2015

Judge, United States District Court, District of Minnesota, 1994-2008

Judge, United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 1999-2006

Judge, Hennepin County, Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District, 1984-1994

Confirmed by United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Minnesota, March 25, 1994

Nominated by President Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, District of Minnesota, November 19, 1993

Judge, Municipal Court, Hennepin County, Minnesota, 1983-1984

Attorney, Hennepin County, Minnesota Public Defender's Office, 1978-1983

Attorney/Commissioner, Minneapolis Civil Rights Commission, Minnesota, 1977-1981

Instructor, William Mitchell School of Law, 1977-1981

Attorney, Legal Rights Center, 1975-1978

Criminal Defense Lawyer, Neighborhood Justice Center, Incorporated, 1974

Law Clerk, Legal Rights Center, 1971-1973

Attorney, United States Social Security Administration, 1973

No organizational membership information on file.