Has been admitted to practice law in Illinois, the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Iowa, Georgia, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.

As a partner at the law firm of Daly, Bowen, & Calhoun, she handled personal injury cases and Department of Family and Children Services cases.

As a partner at Braud Westensee, she practiced civil and criminal litigation.

Said, "I had a couple people...say...the system is racist. And I would challenge people about it. Are you calling me racist? Because I respect you and I expect the same...I don’t think there was anybody that I treated differently."

Has concerns about the privatization of probation and said, "I think it needs to be revisited to see if privatized probation is really doing what we want it to do and if it’s a better alternative to having the county having them have the probation officers."

Said, "As a judge, we’re supposed to be independent. We’re not supposed to be influenced by what term is coming up or try and influence voters and look good in that respect. The law remains the law."

Believes the state court judge and state court solicitor should be autonomous and said, "The solicitor needs to be able to do their job and nothing else to that should be dictated by the judge."

Wants to increase pre-trial diversion programs and said, "One of the biggest benefits [is] decreasing repeat offenders."

Wants to create a Family Violence Court program to address underlying issues that cause domestic violence.

Wants to establish connections between the juvenile court and the state court and create a truancy program.