Eternal optimist. Treat people fairly and see their potential.

Parents who instilled in her the idea that you can be anything that you want to be as long as you work hard.

Believes that the system CAN work if everyone who works within the system does their job appropriately (District Attorneys who are accurately prosecuting crimes without political influence, robust and appropriately funded public defender system, police officers who are treating people appropriately, judges who are fairly interpreting the law).

Judges should be creating schedules and enforcing lawyers to stick to those schedules.

Judges should create programs that inspire young people to reach their potential .

Most important quality in a judge is being committed to the county they’re in, living there and being heavily involved in the community.

First priority is to assess the backlog of cases by holding status conferences to find out why cases aren't moving then develop a comprehensive plan for moving cases forward.

Jury trials are at a standstill due to COVID, but hearings and status conferences should still be conducted if we leverage the use of technology.

Judges should look at people holistically beyond the crime, and invest in rehabilitation and pre-trial diversion programs.

Serves on Board of Directors for a youth mentoring program.

Has lived in the community since 2006.

Serves food to underprivileged families every Wednesday.