Background
Ostby, Elena Lizabeth was born on June 9, 1959 in Princeton, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of John Gerald and Silvia Elena (Fisher) Ostby.
Ostby, Elena Lizabeth was born on June 9, 1959 in Princeton, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of John Gerald and Silvia Elena (Fisher) Ostby.
Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1983; Juris Doctor, University of Minnesota, 1986.
Law clerk/library, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, St. Paul, 1984; law clerk, CentroLegal, St. Paul, 1984-1986; summer associate, Briggs & Morgan, St. Paul, 1985; associate, Briggs and Morgan, St. Paul, 1986-1993; partner, Briggs and Morgan, St. Paul, since 1993.
Vice-chair Precinct 9, Roseville, Minnesota, since 1990. Member Roseville Lutheran Church, since 1985. State delegate DFL Convention, Rochester, Minnesota, 1988, 4th Congressional District, St. Paul, 1990.
Named to Minnesota Supreme Court Task Force, 1995. Member St. Paul Junior Chamber of Commerce, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Twin Cities Committee on Minority Lawyers, Minnesota Women Lawyers, American Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, Ramsey County Bar Association, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights Committee, University Minnesota Alumni Association, Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association, Minnesota Justice Foundation.