Judge Jenks earned her Law Degree from the University of Montana in 1992. She was a prosecutor in Chinook and Havre, Montana and a criminal defense attorney in Libby, Superior and Missoula, Montana. She worked in the Montana Attorney General from 2001 to 2010 prosecuting felony cases and managing the Attorney General’s Child Protection Unit. The Judge has served Missoula Municipal Court since November 2011.